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Wrestler Narsingh Yadav Banned from Olympic Games 19 August 2016
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav has been banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for four years on Thursday. Yadav was banned from Olympic Games for doping violation. He was due to compete in Friday's men's freestyle under-74kg division...
Keywords: Narsingh Yadav, wrestler, Olympic Games, Olympic Games
Read MoreMumbai slums to London Olympics 27 July 2012
Grappling his way to the London Olympics from the slum of Jogeshiwari, Narsingh Yadav, Mumbai's Pehelwan, had won over the obstacles he has regardless of the situations he was faced with. He had been selected for the sporting extravaganza in...
Keywords: London Olympics, Sports Authority of India, Sadhana, Sadhana
Read MoreIndian wrestlers celebrate with Medals haul at Canada 12 November 2011
The Indian wrestling contingent won as many as six medals, including four golds, at the recently-concluded Hargobind Singh International Wrestling tournament in Vancouver, Canada. Most of the top wrestling nations including the world champions, participated in the Nov 4-5 tournament....
Keywords: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, India win gold medals in wrestling, International Wrestling tournament, Wrestler Vinod Kumar
Read MoreWrestler Narsingh Yadav’s food spiked, suspect identified 27 July 2016
Information emerging from the SAI Centre at Sonepat points to the younger brother of an international wrestler in the super-heavyweight category, who has allegedly infiltrated Narsingh's room and contaminated his food supplements. He himself is a 65 kg wrestler and...
Keywords: Wrestling Federation of India, Wrestling Federation of India, Olympic Games, Olympic Games
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