Wrestling hub in the making
The Indian Railway Wrestling Academy in Kishan Ganj, north Delhi, is a scene of hectic activities these days as massive...
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Girls grapple with odds
After winning a silver medal at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in 2019, Pooja Gehlot had shifted from her native...
Ex-India captain Dinesh looks to tackle politics
Bankner, a village of about 12,000 voters on the northern edge of Delhi, is just a kilometre-and-half long jog from...
Here’s why Delhi govt didn’t offer CWG bronze medalist Divya Kakran financial aid
On Thursday, the Delhi government refused to honour Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran with a cash reward as...
Delhi’s sports icons outline the evolution of sports in the capital
Cricket: Madan Lal, Former India and Delhi cricketer, winner of 1983 World Cup: RECOLLECTING MEMORIES: Madan Lal flaunts the beautiful...
Keeping up the ancestral traditions
Around 6:45 am at the Guru Jasram akhada in Jasola Vihar, the warmup session has already started. Guru is seated...
Delhi’s Olympic Medal Factory
Chhatrasal has produced world class wrestlers, won five Olympic medals for India. After Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia it will...
Brawny is the qualification; low incomes and the lure of crime are big challenges for traditional wrestlers
For traditional wrestlers jobs like enforcers, personal security, manning cash collection points like the toll plazas, even organised crime are...
Olympic medallist to a ‘wanted’ man, Sushil needs to clear his name
Two time Olympic medalist Shushil Kumar, who was one of India's most celebrated wrestlers, is now a wanted man. A...