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Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh Phogat returns as Indians wrestle for Olympic quotas
This is the penultimate chance for India's wrestlers to qualify for the Olympic Games, with the World Qualifiers in May being the final opportunity.
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Summer Olympics
100 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 100 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Summer Olympics
100 days to Paris: Every Indian athlete that has qualified for the Olympics so far
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, here's a list of every Indian to have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
news - in wrestling
IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee, Sanjay Singh's WFI to take charge
The IOA has dissolved the ad-hoc committee and given complete administrative control to the Wrestling Federation of India.
news - in wrestling
Vinesh Phogat wins trials for Paris Olympics Qualification tournament
Vinesh Phogat has qualified for the World Olympic qualifiers after winning the women's 50kg trials in Patiala on Monday
news - in wrestling
Explained: Can Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Bajrang and Ravi lost in Sunday's trials to fix the Indian squad that will compete at the upcoming Olympic qualifiers. But can they still make it to Paris?
news - in wrestling
UWW lifts WFI suspension, but what does it mean for India's wrestlers?
What does UWW lifting its suspension mean for Indian wrestling? Who runs the WFI? Why is there confusion? ESPN explains.
India
Football
Early Paris Olympics predictions: Who will win medals for India?
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, ESPN India takes a look at eight major questions that need to be answered in 2024.
India
Football
Questions for 2024: Golden 90 for Neeraj? 100 for Chhetri? Can Sindhu become GOAT?
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, ESPN India takes a look at eight major questions that need to be answered in 2024.
news - in wrestling
2023: the year wrestling changed everything, and yet things remained the same
For the first time, Vinesh and Sakshi tell us in their own words the story of the year: their protest for justice against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
news - in wrestling
'A tweet is not enough' - Vinesh on how the sports community stayed silent and let itself down
Vinesh Phogat tells ESPN of her disappointment, and frustration at what could have been had the sporting community united.
news - in wrestling
Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
Vinesh Phogat wrote to the Prime Minister highlighting the reasons behind her decision.
news - in wrestling
Sports Ministry suspends newly-elected WFI, cites 'blatant disregard for norms and sports code'
The Sports Ministry came down hard against WFI for still being under the influence of former members.
news - in wrestling
Empire strikes back: Wrestling election sees return of tainted old guard, spurns chance to change
The elections were supposed to be the day Wrestling Federation of India turned a corner. Instead, it was a U-turn back to square one.
news - in wrestling
Sakshi Malik quits wrestling after election of new WFI president; Vinesh says 'harassment will continue'
Bajrang Punia noted that the protesting wrestlers still had hopes on the nation's judiciary in their quest for justice.
news - in wrestling
Who is Sanjay Singh, new Wrestling Federation of India chief?
Sanjay Kumar Singh won 40 votes in the election for the post of President of WFI while.CWG gold-medallist Anita Sheoran won seven.
news - in wrestling
WFI elections: Status quo or new dawn for wrestling? All you need to know
CWG gold-medallist Anita Sheoran competes against Sanjay Kumar Singh for the post of President of WFI.
news - in wrestling
'We listen to the voices of the athletes': UWW chief talks wrestlers' protests, WFI suspension
"We will be the happiest to lift the suspension as soon as elections are held, and we know who our interlocutors are," said UWW President Nenad Lalovic
Wrestling
Bajrang beaten but unbowed, a winner on a bigger stage
He didn't win a medal at the Asian Games. But on the bigger stage, fighting bigger battles, he's shown that he's a champion.
Wrestling
Asian Games: Why Mt Fuji is the obstacle to Antim and Vinesh's bid for true greatness
Antim Panghal and Vinesh Phogat may never win an Olympic/World/Asian gold medal in the future - because of a wrestler unbeaten in 129 (and counting) bouts.
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Sushil versus Narsingh - Anatomy of a fight
Nuanced and layered, hard to disentangle using mere cinematic smoke and mirrors, Sushil v Narsingh is less blockbuster movie, more a novel.
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The Sushil-Narsingh Timeline
The Sushil-Narsingh-WFI story, explained.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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The rise and rise of Anurag Thakur
Relentless ambition, achievements at the state level, political clout, and proximity to the powers that be are some of the factors that have propelled his ascent
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
