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After semifinal heartbreak, Antim swaps tears for Wrestling World Championships bronze

Jonathan Selvaraj

Antim (centre, blue) with coach Sunita, coach Randhir Singh, physio Madhuri Kumari.

Asian Games: Full list of Indian athletes who won gold medals in 2018

Clockwise from top left: Neeraj Chopra, Vinesh Phogat, Rohan Bopanna & Divij Sharan, and Saurabh Chaudhary.

Who were India’s best athletes at Asian Games 2018?

Neeraj Chopra won gold medal in men’s javelin throw with a then national record of 88.06m at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Former chief Brij Bhushan and protesting wrestler Vinesh blame each other for WFI suspension

“If one makes correct assessment of the loss of reputation of the WFI due to Bri Bhushan, he will be completely exposed. The national tri-colour hs been shamed by a mafia,” Vinesh wrote on her social media page.

Vinesh Phogat vows to ‘bounce back stronger’ after undergoing knee surgery in Mumbai

FILE PHOTO: India’s Vinesh Phogat had a operation on her left knee.

Wrestling ad-hoc body not to change criteria for Worlds trials after injury to Vinesh

FILE PHOTO: Vinesh Phogat in action.

Wrestling trials for World Championships on August 25-26, no grappler gets exemption

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The trials for the wrestling World Championships will be held on August 25-26 in Patiala.

Off-side: Indian sport plagued by disappointing setbacks

The Indian women’s cricket team captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, brought disrepute to the game and the nation with her petulant behaviour during a bilateral series in Bangladesh.

Sportstar Podcast: Asian Games trials tests India’s hurting wrestling community

Jonathan Selvaraj,Santadeep Dey,Nihit Sachdeva

With administrators making and changing terms as they go along, is Indian wrestling being pushed further into darkness?

Wrestling trials for Asian Games: Upsets galore show past has little influence on the present

Jonathan Selvaraj

Praveen (in blue) and Abhishek compete in the men’s 97 Kg freestyle category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials, at IG Stadium in New Delhi.

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