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File photo of Bajrang Punia.© X (formerly Twitter) Wrestler Bajrang Punia on Monday alleged that NADA was targeting him for pointing out flaws in their system and vowed to challenge the arrogance of the National Anti-Doping Agency, which he claimed wants to end his sporting career. Bajrang was suspended by NADA for the…
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Hasan Yazdani expectedly proved too good for Deepak Punia, who settled for a silver after losing by technical superiority to the Iranian legend in the men’s 86kg category as India’s wrestling campaign concluded at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday with six medals but without a gold. It was the second time that Deepak…
Good morning to our live blog of Asian Games Day 14 medals event. Archery Compound Women’s Individual Bronze Medal Match: Aditi Swami- 6:10 am Compound Women’s Individual Gold Medal match- Jyothi Surekha Vennam-6:30 am Compound Men’s Individual Gold Medal match- Abhishek Verma vs Ojas Deotale- 7:10 am Badminton Men’s doubles final- Satwik/Chirag Vs Kim Won-ho/Choi…
File image of Sonam Malik© Twitter Young Indian wrestler Sonam Malik staved off a spirited challenge from China’s Jia Long to win a bronze medal in the women’s 62kg at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. In a bout in which the two wresters were locked 4-4 and the Chinese was ahead on criteria, Sonam…
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Teen sensation Antim Panghal humbled Tokyo Olympics medallist Bolortuya Bat-Ochir 3-1 to win a bronze medal but other Indian wrestlers struggled badly at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday. The 19-year-old Antim bounced back after losing to two-time Japanese world champion Akari Fujinami in the quarterfinals in a superb manner as she did not…
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Practising defence from ground position in the last three weeks with top wrestlers worked wonders for Sunil Kumar, who won India’s first Greco Roman medal at the Asian Games in 13 years, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament on Wednesday. Up against Kyrgyzstan’s Atabek Azisbekov,…
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Indian wrestler Antim Panghal begins her campaign for a medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou this week hoping it will mark a fresh start for a sport mired in a sexual harassment scandal back home. Three top wrestlers accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual misconduct in January…
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