Chirag Chikkara defeated Kyrgyzstan's Abdymalik Karachov in the 57kg final to win the gold medal at the U23 Wrestling World Championships 2024. He has become only the third Indian wrestler to become the U23 world champion, joining the likes of Aman Sehrawat and Reetika Hooda.
Vinesh Phogat allegedly missed the doping test organised by the National Anti-Doping Agency on September 9 at her house in Kharkhoda village in Sonepat. The former wrestler entered politics after her heartbreaking Paris Olympics 2024 campaign and is contesting the Haryana Assembly election.
The wrestler had quit wrestling following her disqualification from the 50kg gold medal match in the Paris Olympics. She had appealed against the decision which was rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Paris Olympics bronze medallist and India's youngest individual medal winner in the Summer Games history, Aman Sehrawat sat down at Chhatrasal Stadium with India TV in an exclusive chat to speak about his reception back at home, the expectations before going to Paris, those 10 hours and much more.
Rouse Avenue Court instructed Delhi Police to submit a detailed report for allegedly withdrawing security of three women wrestlers who have filed sexual harassment complaints against the former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh.
Vinesh Phogat retired from professional wrestling after being disqualified hours before her final bout in the recent Paris Olympics 2024 but vowed to continue to fight for the right thing in her emotional letter to fans on her social media account.
Indian Olympian Vinesh Phogat is reportedly set to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls. Although Phogat recently denied joining active politics, a few parties apparently want to convince her. Phogat recently returned home amid huge fanfare following a sensational yet heartbreaking Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat was highly unfortunate to miss out on a medal at the Paris Olympics. She even filed a plea in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a shared silver medal but the ad-hoc committee rejected her plea and she had to return to India empty-handed.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was shockingly disqualified hours before her final bout in the women's 50kg clash at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 7. The CAS also dismissed her plea for a silver medal in a big disappointment for the Indian contingent.
"The IOA is committed to ensuring that Vinesh's case is heard. It will continue to advocate justice and fairness in sports, ensuring that the rights and dignity of athletes and everyone in the sports fold are upheld at all times," the IOA statement said.
The star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified hours before her final bout in the women's 50kg category in the Paris Olympics 2024 and was also denied a silver medal despite making it to the final.
The ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat suffered a shock disqualification hours before her final bout in the women's 50kg category at the Paris Olympics and is waiting on a CAS's verdict on her plea for a silver medal.
After Aman Sehrawat's bronze in the men's 57kg wrestling, the Indian contingent hopes for one last medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 with Reetika Hooda featuring in the 76kg category on Saturday. She kicked off her campaign with an easy win and next faces the top-seeded wrestler in the quarters.
Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and her team approached the Court of Arbitration for Sports and appealed against her disqualification decision at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. The CAS conducted the hearing on Friday and is expected to announce its verdict before the end of the Olympics.
India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified hours before her final bout in the women's 50kg category after being weighed 100 gms more at the Paris Olympics. Vinesh approached the Court of Arbitration for Sports and appealed for silver on Thursday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) accepted Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her infamous disqualification at the Paris Olympics hours before her final bout on Wednesday and informed the wrestler of the date and time of a hearing.
"You are a fighter – on and off the mat. Through you, we are learning what it means to never lose the fight in us, even as a loss weighs heavily. You embody the true spirit of a warrior," Abhinav Bindra said in his post for Vinesh Phogat.
India's Aman Sehrawat has made it to the semifinal of 57kg freestyle wrestling category beating Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov in the quarterfinal. He had won the pre-quarter-final bout based on the technical superiority and won the same way in the round of 8 as well.
The whole of India slept on August 6, Tuesday night with hopes of a few medals on Wednesday but woke up to the most horrifying news from Paris Olympics. The hopes were shattered to pieces as let alone three, not a single medal was won on August 7 and Golden boy Neeraj Chopra remains the final one.
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