Tag: Asian Wrestling Championship

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated wrestler Bajrang Punia for winning the gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship. Lauding Punia for his achievement, Modi in a statement said: “Congratulations to Bajrang Punia for securing the Gold in Asian Wrestling Championship. India is very proud of his exemplary accomplishment.” Punia won the […]

New Delhi: Rio Olympic Games bronze medallist Sakshi Malik assured herself of a silver medal in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship after the grappler entered the finals of the 60 kg weight category here on Friday. Returning to the mat after almost a year since the bronze-medal feat at the Rio Olympics in August 2016, […]

New Delhi: Divya Kakran led the pack with a stunning performance before Sarita Mor and Pinki grabbed gold in their respective categories as India dominated the opening day of women’s competition at the Asian Wrestling Championship here on Thursday. On a memorable day for the hosts, the Indian girls reached four out of five finals […]

New Delhi: Ravi Dahiya impressed with a gold-winning effort at the Asian Wrestling Championship but India’s biggest Olympic medal hope Bajrang Punia looked good until he ran into Japanese Takuto Otoguro in his final here on Saturday. In a strong show by the home wrestlers, four of them reached the finals but only Ravi stood […]