Ex-India captain Dinesh looks to tackle politics

The kabaddi star, who led India to Asian Games gold, is a candidate from Bankner Ward No. 2 and wants to build an international-class stadium in his village on getting elected

Here’s why Delhi govt didn’t offer CWG bronze medalist Divya Kakran financial aid

The Wrestling Federation of India confirmed that Kakran was not covered under various reward schemes of the Delhi government as these schemes are meant for players who represent Delhi.

Delhi’s sports icons outline the evolution of sports in the capital

Top achievers like cricketer Madan Lal, footballer Surinder Kumar and others among Delhi’s sporting community tell Patriot about how the landscape of five major fields has changed in the national capital

Keeping up the ancestral traditions

As the country is posing to be normal amid the rising Covid-19 cases, Patriot takes a deep dive into the lives of emerging wrestlers who are preparing for the upcoming dangals

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 be Aman and Rahul in the next Olympics  Chhatrasal Stadium is one of the best training grounds for wrestlers in the world. Thanks to this one institution India has won five Olympic medals and many […]

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 a niche professional avenue with that come with greater risks than rewards   It’s an overcast Sunday evening, outside a popular bar in the Kailash Market in South Delhi, Samar Chaudhary is getting ready for his […]

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 look at the man’s journey to his downfall Every wrestler who has trained at Chhatrasal Stadium complex over the last two decades knew the truth but turned a blind eye for the sake of being […]