The 27-year-old Vinesh entered Birmingham 2022 as a two-time champion and ensured her third straight CWG gold after going undefeated. She had won the 48kg gold at Glasgow 2014 and the 50kg division at Gold Coast 2018.
Category: Wrestling
CWG 2022: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins gold with dominant win
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged a gold medal by thrashing his Nigerian opponent Welson Ebikewenimo 10-0 on points in the Men's Freestyle 57 kg final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Victoria Park, Coventry on Saturday.
I want to use every ounce of my strength to get that gold medal in Paris: Bajrang Punia
The 28-year-old Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist from Jhajjar, Haryana won his second Commonwealth Games gold with aggressive performance in the men's 65kg, beating Lachlan McNeil of Canada in the final.
CWG 2022: Wrestler Deepak Punia wins Indo-Pak bout, bags third gold for India
World Junior champion and World Championship silver medallist Deepak Punia bagged India's third gold in wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Friday, outwitting Pakistan's Inam Malik in the final of the men's freestyle 86k.
CWG 2022: Sakshi Malik wins gold medal in women's freestyle 62kg category
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik turned back the clock to register a dominant victory to bag gold medal in the women's freestyle 65kg bout, beating Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez by fall in the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia retains gold medal with aggressive win in 65kg
Former Asian and Commonwealth Games winner Bajrang Punia established his superiority in the men's freestyle 65kg division, winning the gold medal at Birmingham 2022 by beating Lachlan McNeil of Canada 9-2 in the final on Friday.
CWG 2022: Anshu Malik loses final, settles for silver in women's 57 kg wrestling
India's Anshu Malik had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the women's freestyle 57kg wrestling after losing to Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye of Nigeria in the final at the Victoria Park Arena in Coventry on Friday.
CWG 2022: Refugee wrestler leads Canada's hopes in battle for supremacy in wrestling with India
Though there is no separate contingent or team of refugee sportspersons participating in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, there are athletes who have sought asylum in other countries and have now turned into medal hopefuls for their adopted nation.
Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou from September 23, 2023
The 2022 Asian Games, which were postponed due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in China, will now take place in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8, 2023. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) took the decision on the new dates on Tuesday in Kuwait.
World Wrestling Championships: Anshu bags silver, Sarita bronze
Anshu, a cadet World champion and a junior Worlds silver medallist, was the third Indian to reach the final of the World championships after 2010 champion Sushil Kumar and 2018 silver medallist Bajrang Punia.
Olympics: Bajrang wins bronze beating two-time World Championships medallist
Bajrang Punia on Saturday added another chapter to India's glorious history in wrestling history by winning the bronze medal in men's freestyle 65kg, beating Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0 on points for his first medal at the Olympics.
Olympics: Bajrang loses in semis, to fight for bronze
India's Bajrang Punia suffered a huge setback as he lost to Aliyev Haji of Azerbaijan, going down 12-5 on points in the semifinals of the 65kg freestyle wrestling and will now fight for the bronze medal on Saturday.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia secures semifinal spot with stunning win over Iranian
Punia, who had survived a close Round-of-16 match, was early on the back-foot against his Iranian opponent. Ghiasi tried to attack his heavily-strapped right leg, but couldn't. Punia conceded only one passivity point at the end of the first period.
Olympics: Wrestler Dahiya loses in final, bags silver in 57kg freestyle
With the bench encouraging Dahiya, a bronze-medallist in the World Championships, and gold medallist in the Asian Championships, to match th' ROC wrestler's pace, the Indian grappler dipped further to find a hold and turn Uguev around for his first takedown.
Olympics: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat loses in quarterfinals
In the second period, Vinesh got a leg hold and tried to get the back of her opponent. But Vanesa made a strong defence and scored two points on the counter. A successful review from Vinesh saw the score reverted from 7-2 to 5-3.
Olympics: Wrestler Anshu still in with a chance to win bronze
According to the rules of wrestling competition at the Olympics, the losers against the eventual finalists get to fight among themselves for a chance against the losing semi-finalist for bronze medal.
Olympics: Taylor too strong for grappler Punia in SF; Indian to fight for bronze
Punia was not match for the American, who used his superior technique and aggressive play to romp home to a 10-0 win on technical superiority and secure a place in the final.
Wrestler Ravi Dahiya enters final, to aim for Olympic gold next
Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya assured India of at least a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics when he stormed into the men's 57kg freestyle final with a 'victory by fall' over Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in the semifinal on Wednesday.
Olympics: Wrestlers Dahiya, Punia secure semifinal berths; Anshu Malik loses
Dahiya will take on Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in the last-four, while Punia will be up against David Morris Taylor of the USA. Sanayev upset former world champion Yuki Takahashi of Japan in a thrilling quarterfinal bout.
Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya secures quarterfinal spot in 57kg category
Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won his opening-round bout by technical superiority against Colombia's Oscar Tigreros to secure a quarterfinal spot in the 57kg quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
Shruti Haasan is Brand Ambassador for WWF India
Actress Shruti Haasan has been roped in as Indian Brand Ambassador of World Wide Fund for Nature -- India (WWF India). On World Zoonoses Day on Tuesday, the actress emphasised on the importance of the well-being of the planet.
Haryana woman wrestler rises against odds, bags a job in SSB
It is inspirational to learn about the journey of Neetu, now a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) officer and a wrestler, who lives in Haryana's Bhiwani district and how she made a mark for herself against all odds.
Matteo Pellicone wrestling: Sarita bags silver in 57kg
Asian champion Sarita Mor settled for silver in the women's 57kg category of the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series wrestling after going down to Giullia Rodrigues of Brazil 2-4 in the final here.
Participate in camp or not, Sakshi Malik in catch-22 situation
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Friday made it clear that she will not commit to the upcoming national camp until other women wrestlers also confirm their participation.
Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing Covid scare
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) recently got a green signal from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to hold national camp from next month, despite the fact that many wrestlers were 'against it'.