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Freestyle Wrestling competition at the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship. According to a release from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in the 57kg category, Chirag, the 2024 U23 World Champion, faced an early exit after losing his first match to a Kyrgyz wrestler. His hopes of a repechage round were dashed when the Kyrgyz wrestler lost to a Mongolian opponent, eliminating Chirag's chances of a medal. In the 65kg category, Sujit started strong by winning his opening bout, keeping India's medal hopes alive. However, he lost to a Japanese wrestler in the next round and sustained an injury, forcing him to withdraw from the competition. Among other participants, Vishal Kaliraman (70kg), Chandermohan (79kg), and Jonty (97kg) also faced defeats in their respective bouts, ending their medal hopes. Looking ahead, five weight categories remain in the Freestyle Wrestling competition, with Udit (61kg) and Deepak Punia (92kg) expected to be strong medal contenders tomorrow.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.As India currently emerges as one of the hottest countries in the world, it’s safe to assume that almost everyone is nursing the desire to dive into a pool at every chance they get. There’s no arguing that rising temperatures can disrupt your fitness routine, but access to a pool also offer a refreshing change from lifting weights in the air-conditioned yet often stifling confines of a gym.A lot of people associate a workout with being slightly out of breath—marked by a high heart rate, sweating, and muscle soreness—all of which signal a decent pump from lifting. These markers can be replicated in a pool workout, sure, but it’s also largely true that very few exercises can replace swimming.

WFI swung to action, announcing that the selection trials for the upcoming Asian Championship will be held at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Sports Complex on March 15. It will be first proper trial under the supervision of the new WFI administration as it was suspended three days after it conducted election on December 21, 2023 to pick new office bearers.

Vinesh Phogat's fate who was disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics gold medal match in the 50kg freestyle wrestling category is now in the hands of Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who will deliver its verdict on August 13. While the hearings are completed and only the verdict is left, there might be a crucial 'loophole' in the United World Wrestling (UWW) rulebook that could potentially benefit Phogat, according to media reports. According to current regulations, Phogat’s disqualification was due to her failing the weigh-in by a mere 100 grams. UWW rules state that no exceptions can be made for such violations, which seemingly rules out the possibility of awarding Phogat a silver medal. However, an intriguing loophole in the rulebook might offer Phogat a chance.

Paris 2024 Olympics promises an action-packed schedule as 13 gold medals are up for grabs before the Closing Ceremony concludes the Games on Sunday, August 11. With numerous high-stakes events scheduled, fans will have plenty to watch as the Olympics reach its thrilling climax.

Paris 2024 Olympics, India's Reetika Hooda faced off against the top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the women’s 76kg freestyle wrestling event. The match ended in a narrow defeat for Hooda, with the score tied at 1-1. However, Medet Kyzy advanced due to scoring the last equalizing point, as per wrestling rules.

Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to wrestler Aman Sehrawat and congratulated him for clinching the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics. Sehrawat overcoming adversity to stand on the podium on Friday touched an emotional chord with PM Modi. The 21-year-old 57kg free-style grappler, who was raised by his grandfather after he lost his parents as a child, defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz in a high-intensity third-place contest to become India's youngest medallist at the Olympics.

Paris Olympics nears its conclusion, India's presence has dwindled to just two events. On Saturday, wrestler Reetika Hooda will compete in the Freestyle 76kg category while Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will contest in the final round of women's golf. Meanwhile, Reetika Hooda is India's last chance for a seventh medal in women's 76kg wrestling. With the golf events not yielding favorable results on Friday, the focus shifts to Hooda. Golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar both finished Round 2 with a 1-under par score. However, they will need exceptional performances in the remaining rounds to challenge the top contenders.

Olympics 2024: Reetika Hooda is India's last hope for another wrestling medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. On Saturday, she will face Bernadett Nagy of Hungary in her opening round match at 2:30 p.m. Nagy is a two-time bronze medallist at the European Championships.

IOA) decided to fly wrestler Antim Panghal and her support staff back due to a disciplinary breach during the ongoing Summer Games after she gave her Olympic Village accreditation to her sister. In a statement, the IOA announced that Antim and her support staff had breached disciplinary rules, as reported by the French authorities. «The Indian Olympic Association has decided to fly wrestler Antim and her support staff back after a disciplinary breach was brought to IOA's notice by the French authorities,» the IOA stated.

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to make a statement regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics in Lok Sabha at 3pm on Wednesday. In a big blow to India's medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from the 50 kg women's wrestling event. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the Gold Medal watch. A statement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent said that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified.

Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the 50kg freestyle wrestling for being overweight by a few grams, after she qualified for gold medal bout. Vinesh Phogat had beat World No.1 and Tokyo 2020 champion Yui Susaki of Japan to qualify for quarterfinals. Later in the quarter-finals, Vinesh took on Ukraine's Oksana Livach and beat her by 7-5 to secure a semi-final berth. In the penultimate bout she went on to beat Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez to secure a medal and become the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final at the Olympics.

Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the Americans barely pulling out the lead in the gold medal standings thanks to a victory in the final race. The U.S. finished with just eight golds, its fewest since the 1988 Seoul Games and one ahead of its biggest rival, Australia.

Paris Olympics as 18 gold medals lie in wait for the respective nations, five of them from just swimming, where USA are one of the favorites in select categories. Will Day 5 be the occasion when Team USA reach the top of the Paris Olympics medals tally and consolidate their position? The jury is still out on this question and the picture around the intense contest around the leaderboard will become clear once the Day 5 action ends.

COVID-19 pandemic, the virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others donning masks once again at the Paris Games.Several athletes have tested positive, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister who was a medal hope in the women’s 1,500 metres freestyle but had to withdraw from the event. Pallister has been instructed to isolate in her room.A team spokeswoman said the decision had been made to save Pallister’s energy for the 4x200m freestyle relay which starts on Thursday.British swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive a day after he narrowly missed out on 100 metres breaststroke gold, sharing silver with American Nic Fink.“I’ll now be focusing on a fast, full recovery to give my best in the team relays later in the week,” the 29-year-old Peaty posted on Instagram.“Adam’s okay, he’s not dying.

Olympics 2024 schedule for July 29, Monday has been unveiled. The roster shows that there will be multiple Gold medal matches and medal events for archery, artistic gymnastics, canoe slalom, cycling mountain bike, diving, equestrian, fencing, and other sports.

Dexcom shares closed more than 40% lower on Friday after the glucose monitor maker slashed its annual revenue forecast due to the fallout from a salesforce revamp, prompting some analysts to question its long-term prospects. The company's shares closed at a four-year low of $64, wiping out $25.45 billion from its market value.

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