Wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav bags India`s maiden medal in Greco-Roman

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 09:38

Indian wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav scripted history by winning the first ever medal in the Greco Roman category.

Sandeep Tulsi Yadav earns a shot at bronze medal

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 00:16

Indian Greco-Roman grappler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav produced a spirited performance on the final day of the World Wrestling Championships and reached the repechage finals of the 66kg category, on Sunday.

Amit Kumar, Bajrang return home to hero`s welcome

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 09:22

World Championship silver medallist Amit Kumar Dahiya and bronze winner Bajrang were accorded a warm welcome on their return from Budapest in the wee hours on Friday, with hundreds of supporters turning up at the international airport to receive the star wrestlers.

Narsingh slips in bronze medal bout at World Wrestling C`ships

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 23:27

India`s Narsingh Yadav missed out on a bronze medal after going down 1-6 to Ali Shabanau of Belarus in the repechage final of the 74kg category at the World Wrestling Championships here on Wednesday.

World Wrestling Championships: Women grapplers disappoint, Narsingh in repechages

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 21:39

India`s Nirmala Devi (48kg) and Vinesh (51kg) failed to impress in the women`s section of the World Wrestling Championships even as men`s freestyle grappler Narsingh Yadav entered the repechages after his conquerer made it to the finals of the 74kg section here on Wednesday.

Haryana doubles prize money for worlds medallist

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 19:01

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday announced to double the prize money of the medal winners at World Cups and World championships besides raising rewards for those who get Bhim and Arjuna Awards.

Bajrang dedicates medal to mentor Yogeshwar

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 12:24

Bajrang, who won India`s second medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships, on Wednesday, dedicated his bronze medal to fellow grappler and mentor Yogeshwar Dutt.

Bajrang wins bronze medal in World Wrestling championship

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 00:02

A day after Asian Champion Amit Kumar won silver by storming into the finals of the 55kg category on the opening day, another wrestler Bajrang too made the country proud by winning a bronze in the 60kg category at the World Wrestling Championships on Tuesday.

Poor refereeing cost me gold medal: Amit Kumar

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 16:03

World Championship silver medallist wrestler Amit Kumar today rued that a bad umpiring decision at the fag end of his bout cost him a deserving gold medal in the final of the 55kg category against Iran`s Hassan Farman Rahimi.

Amit Kumar secures first medal for India at World Wrestling Championship

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 09:23

Asian Champion Amit Kumar assured India of at least a silver by storming into the finals of the 55kg category on the opening day of World Wrestling Championships here on Monday.

Wrestlers set for World Championships starting from Monday

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 12:21

Buoyed by wrestling`s re-inclusion in the Olympic Games, a 22-strong Indian team of grapplers will fight out it against a strong international field in the World Championships starting from Monday.

Out on a limb: Japan upset by French Fukushima cartoon

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 10:08

Japan is to formally complain about a cartoon that appeared in a French weekly newspaper showing sumo wrestlers with extra limbs in front of the Fukushima nuclear plant.