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India wrestler Sujeet Kalka. (ANI File photo) New Delhi: India’s Sujeet Kalkal became only the fourth Indian to ever claim a gold medal at the U23 World Wrestling Championships after defeating Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov by technical superiority in the men’s 65kg final in Serbia’s Novi Sad on Monday.Kalkal, a former U20 and U23 Asian champion,…
New Delhi: Kolhapur, in Maharashtra’s south, has a long and rich tradition of wrestling and was considered the wrestling capital of India long before Haryana emerged as the sport’s hotbed.The world remembers Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, the legendary wrestler from Maharashtra, as independent India’s first individual Olympic medallist. At the same Summer Games in Helsinki 1952,…
Sir Mo dies at 58, WWE Men on a Mission legend mourned by the wrestling world (Image via Getty) Sir Mo, former WWE tag team champion, has died at the age of 58. His brother Gerald Horne confirmed that Sir Mo, whose real name was Bobby Horne, passed away on Sunday night at a hospital…
Antim Panghal won her second World Championship medal with a dominating 9-1 victory over U23 World Champion Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren (Images via X/Screengrabs) Antim Panghal ensured India did not leave the World Wrestling Championships empty-handed, clinching a bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category with a commanding 9-1 win over Sweden’s U23 world champion…
Aman Sehrawat (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Aman Sehrawat, a bronze medallist at the Paris Games and one of India’s leading prospects in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the World Wrestling Championships, was disqualified on Sunday in Zagreb, Croatia, after failing to make weight ahead of his opening match. According to sources from the Wrestling…
