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Deepak Punia, two other wrestlers test positive for Covid-19 infection

Three senior male wrestlers, including world championship silver-medallist Deepak Punia, have tested positive for COVID-19, says Sports Authority of India

Vinesh Poghat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks WFI

Vinesh Phogat has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation

Wrestling Federation of India set to terminate women's coach Andrew Cook

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to terminate the services of women's coach Andrew Cook for his refusal to participate in SAI's online sessions for non-payment of salary, a claim refuted by the American. Cook had left for Seattle after the national camp for women wrestlers in Lucknow was suspended in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to WFI, Cook was recently contacted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials for attending sessions such as E-Pathshala, but the American allegedly told them that unless he receives his pending salary, he won't attend them. When he left for the US on march 17, he said that SAI had held back half of his salary. "This behaviour is not acceptable. It shows that Cook works only for salary and is not passionate about Indian wrestling. The SAI officials showed us the screenshots of his refusal messages," WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told PTI. "After that we told Cook to attend sessions and assured him that his salary w

Rijiju wants sports tournaments to begin from August without spectators

Given the uncertainty arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, IOA president Narinder Batra pushed for flexibility with the annual calendars.

Aarogya Setu must, no sparring, no baton exchange for contact sports

Athletics, hockey, badminton, boxing and shooting were among the 11 disciplines that were permitted to resume outdoor training following relaxations in the lockdown.

Bajrang assured of a top-four seeding in 65-kg category at Tokyo Olympics

The fast-rising Ravi Dahiya also seems set for a top-four billing at the mega-event, which will be held from July 23 to August 8 next year

Every athletes' worst fear has come true: Vinesh on Olympics postponement

The International Olympic Committee in a joint statement with the Tokyo Olympics organising committee said that the Games will be postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Olympics 2020 postponed: Here's what India's Tokyo-bound athletes said

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has welcomed IOC's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and said It's necessary for the well-being of athletes from across the world

Olympics: Safety from coronavirus is topmost priority, says Bajrang Punia

His remarks came after the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) decision to not send their athletes to the forthcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic cauldron ignited in Japan with flame from Greece

2020 Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2020, in Japan.

Cloud over 2020 Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus hits sporting events globally

IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Asian Wrestling C'ships: Sunil wins India's 1st Greco-Roman gold in 27 yrs

The last Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win gold at the Asian Championships was Pappyu Yadav who won the 48 kg title in 1993

Wrestling: Deepak Punia becomes world no 1 in 86 kg, Bajrang loses top spot

Competing in his maiden senior World Championship, Deepak settled for a silver after an ankle injury forced him to pull out of the final against Iranian great Hasan Yazdani

Sakshi issued show cause notice by Wrestling Federation for indiscipline

25 out of of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation

World Wrestling Championships: Sumit Malik enters semifinals on Day 1

Now it remains to be seen if the Indian gets a repechage round

Grappling transition

With Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt seemingly over the hill, and Narsingh Yadav's career firmly in the doldrums, Indian wrestling is desperately seeking a new star

Dangal wrestling is no longer a poor man's sport

In a wrestling renaissance, traditional pehalwans are amassing healthy returns by taking part in dangals