Sushil Kumar, who is a two-time defending champion at the Commonwealth Games, has an Olympic bronze and silver to his credit.
The two medals took India's tally to eight -- gold and silver each with six bronze medals.
Sushil who is representing Delhi Sultans in the PWL in the 74 kg category will be replaced by Praveen in the next match.
Accusing Sushil of cheating in the trail bout for 2018 Commonwealth Games, Rana said that he will take the revenge of his defeat in the next face-off.
Condemning the violence, Sushil said that such act could have been avoided, insisting that loss and victory should be taken in good stride.
The supporters of the two wrestlers engaged in an ugly clash on Saturday and came to blows during the selection trial for the Gold Coast Games.
Wrestling has accounted for medals at the Olympics since 2008 Beijing Games, but overall it has failed to live up to the hype it once created, and it was evident in 2017.
Indian grappler Virender Singh clinched the gold in 74kg freestyle event as he beat Chakvetadze S (Georgia) by 18-9 points in the final bout.
In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Khashaba Jadhav created history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in Wrestling.
The Great Khali makes a return to WWE after 3 years and helps his fellow countryman Jinder Mahal to retain the WWE Heavy Weight Championship against Randy Orton.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced the squad for the tournament on Friday after the selection trials across weight categories at the STC Lucknow.
Sumit went down to Yadollah Mohammadkazem Mohebi of Iran in men's 125kg Freestyle gold medal bout on the final day of the competition here.
Bajranj staged a superb comeback after conceeding the lead to dominate the second and final round and script a comprehensive 6-2 win.
Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik defeated Ayaulym Kassymova of Kazakhstan by 15-3 to enter the finals in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship assuring another Silver medal for herself.
Iran today banned US wrestlers from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition to be held in Iranian city Kermanshah, according to IRNA news agency report.
Sporting his typical saffron langot on the mat, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday defeated Beijing Olympic silver medallist Andrey Stadnik 12-0 in a promotional bout of the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling League (PWL). Ramdev
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev easily defeated Olympic silver medallist Andrey Stadnik 12-0 during an ‘exhibition’ wrestling bout in Pro Wrestling League season two on Wednesday.
Yoga guru Ramdev will challenge the 2008 Olympic silver medallist Andrey Stadnik for a friendly wrestling bout ahead of the second semifinal match between Mumbai Maharathi and NCR Punjab Royals, in the Pro Wrestling League.
In a major disappointment, Indian female wrestler Babita Phogat, representing ‘UP Dangal’ in the Pro Wrestling League, was beaten in all but 46 seconds in her opening match at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in
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