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Leslie Xavier
Metal Over Mettle: Indian Wrestling Story From Asian Championships
25 Feb 2020
20 medals, including five gold... A historic performance from India at the Asian Wrestling Championships. Much to cheer for a wrestling-loving audience and much need for questions. We examine the…
Newsclick Report
Deepak Punia’s Silver High Point as India Return With Five Medals from World Wrestling Championships
23 Sep 2019
Deepak Punia, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat highlighted the potential of India’s wrestling ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. At the same time the Championships underlined the difficult…
Leslie Xavier
Bajrang Punia's Loss at World Wrestling Championships was Fair, Here is Why
20 Sep 2019
The tendency to blame officiating after tight losses like Bajrang Punia suffered at the UWW World Wrestling Championships must be offset by an objective realisation that the better wrestler doesn’t…
Newsclick Report
Vinesh Phogat Wins Bronze at World Wrestling Championships, Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
18 Sep 2019
Despite an early round loss against Japan’s Mayu Mukaida, Vinesh Phogat bounced back to win bronze via repechage at the UWW World Wrestling Championships. The Olympic berth secured, it is time for…
Leslie Xavier
India at Asian Games 2018: The Truth Behind Government's Claims
05 Sep 2018
Despite the host of medals and the heartwarming narratives Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia has produced, India’s performance hasn’t actually been much better than those in the sports governing bodies…
Siddhanth Aney
Asian Games 2018 India Round-up: Gold Medals, Bold Medals and Olympic Ambitions
03 Sep 2018
The Newsclick sports team sits down to review India's performance at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta Palembang.
Leslie Xavier
Gold Sweat: Vinesh Phogat’s Gritty Journey to Historic Asian Games Triumph
21 Aug 2018
Vinesh Phogat adds to the familial legacy of breaking barriers, and like true great cinema, her real life path to victory was littered with injury and disaster, events that only strengthened her…
Leslie Xavier
Asian Games 2018: Sushil Kumar’s Heart Set for Gold, Throws Fall Short
18 Aug 2018
Sushil Kumar leads the Indian charge in wrestling at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, and all the attention is focussed on the veteran completing his collection by adding the missing Asiad gold medal…