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Indian wrestler Rahul Aware wins a bronze in 2019 World Championship

Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze in men’s 61Kg free-style category at the 2019 World Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. However, this was not an Olympic category and thus the bronze did not help Aware qualify for the Tokyo Games. It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a ..

Topics: Cricket in India • Deepak Punia • Puniya • Rahul Aware • Sport in India • Wrestlers

Vinesh Phogat books Olympic Quota with World ChampionShip Bronze

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat booked her spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the Bronze Medal at the World Championships. Bronze Medal at World Championships Vinesh Phogat defeated two-time world bronze medalist Maria Prevolaraki of Greece in the bronze medal bout of 53 kg freestyle category. Vinesh Phogat is only the fourth Indian female wrestler ..

Topics: Geeta Phogat • Indian people • Mahavir Singh Phogat • Phogat sisters • Sofia Mattsson • Sport in India • Vinesh Phogat • Wrestlers

Deepak Punia becomes first Indian to win gold at World Junior Wrestling Championships after 18 years

Wrestler Deepak Punia has won gold in men’s 86-kg freestyle bout at the World Junior Wrestling Championships after beating Russia’s Alik Shebzukhov in the final at Tallinn, Estonia. With this, Punia has become the first Indian to win gold at the junior World Championship after 18 years. Earlier, Ramesh Gulia (69 kg) and Palwinder Singh ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • Deepak Punia • Palwinder Singh Cheema • Puniya • Wrestlers • Wrestling at the Asian Games

Bajrang Punia wins gold in 65kg category at 2019 Tbilisi Grand Prix Wrestling tournament

Bajrang Punia won gold in the 65 Kilogram category at Tbilisi Grand Prix Wrestling tournament. In the 65kg final of the men’s free style competition, Punia prevailed 2-0 over Iran’s Peiman Bibyani in the capital city of Georgia. It is 4th gold of the season for the Asian Games champion Bajrang after standing atop the ..

Topics: Asian Games • Bajrang Punia • Dan Kolov • Puniya • Wrestlers

Vinesh Phogat clinchs gold in 2019 Poland Open wrestling tournament

Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has bagged gold in women’s 53kg category of the Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw on 4th August 2019. She prevailed 3-2 over local wrestler Roksana in the final of the competition. This was her third consecutive gold in the 53 kg category after winning Gold at Grand Prix of ..

Topics: Commonwealth Games • Geeta Phogat • Haryana • Odunayo Adekuoroye • Phogat sisters • Vinesh Phogat • Wrestlers