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Bajrang Punia fires coach just 9 months before 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Star wrestler Bajrang Punia has let go of his longtime coach Shako Ventinidis of Georgia just nine months before the...

Sarah Waris17 Oct 2019 8:02 AM GMT

How Maharastra can build on Rahul Aware’s World Championship bronze...

Maharastra has churned out a plethora of champion wrestlers over many decades now. Of course, the biggest name to...

Suhrid Barua15 Oct 2019 6:35 AM GMT

‘You cannot judge me by one failure’, says Sakshi Malik after being...

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik has hit back after being excluded from the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Target...

The Bridge Desk7 Oct 2019 7:59 AM GMT

Wrestling Federation of India sacks Iranian coach for bringing 'VIP...

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has sacked men’s freestyle coach Hossein Karimi

Karan Vinod4 Oct 2019 7:02 AM GMT

20-year-old Deepak Punia climbs to number one spot in latest world...

He occupies the top rank in the 86kg category displacing reigning world Champion Iran’s Hassan Yazdani by 4 points.

The Bridge Desk27 Sep 2019 7:16 AM GMT

Federation critical of Indian wrestlers' performance at the Worlds

Despite returning with the biggest-ever haul of five medals, WFI feels that not much was noteworthy from the Indian...

The Bridge Desk25 Sep 2019 9:40 AM GMT

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju felicitates Indian wrestlers

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju felicitated India’s wrestling icons who won a medal each at the World Wrestling...

The Bridge Desk24 Sep 2019 10:42 AM GMT

2019 World Wrestling Championships: Rahul Aware wins bronze

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rahul Aware prevailed over USA's Tyler Lee Graff to bag a bronze medal in a...

The Bridge Desk22 Sep 2019 12:23 PM GMT

2019 World Wrestling Championships: Deepak Punia settles for silver...

Deepak is said to have picked up an injury on his left leg and eye in his first-round fight which renders him unable to...

The Bridge Desk22 Sep 2019 7:07 AM GMT

Deepak Punia stands one win away from becoming the World Champion

Within a month after becoming the Junior World Champion, Deepak Punia stands a chance to be a senior Wrestling World...

Md Imtiaz21 Sep 2019 3:50 PM GMT

2019 World Wrestling Championships: Deepak Punia earns Olympics quota;...

Deepak Punia becomes the 17th Indian to secure an Olympics quota

The Bridge Desk21 Sep 2019 9:13 AM GMT

Did a muddled approach hamper Sushil Kumar's progress to the Tokyo...

Sushil Kumar might have made his intention of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics clear, but prolonged absence from...

Sarah Waris21 Sep 2019 4:53 AM GMT

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