Wrestling

Kodi Ramamurthy Naidu was a wrestler, weightlifter and circus manager. But there is more to his story than what first meets the eye, especially his role in India's freedom struggle.

In a wrestling career spanning five decades in the early 20th century, Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, popularly known as The Great Gama or Gama Pehlwan, remained undefeated.

Anshu Malik of Haryana’s Nidani village became India’s first woman to reach the finals of the World Wrestling Championship, with a sweeping 11-0 victory.

Chanchala Kumari from Hatwal village in Jharkhand has qualified for the World Cadet Wrestling Championship that will be played in Hungary between July 19 and July 25 this year

Phogat emerged triumphant at the Asian Games, and a special WhatsApp message by her coach motivated her.

Dr Vijay Suryawanshi who was the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer in 2014, noticed a lack of sports facilities & decided to start a resident sports school in Kolhapur.

Six minutes, six lifts, six records — Mirabai has made India super proud. And these are the women she looks up to!

While Navjot Kaur wrestled her way to success, her real strength came from her supportive family which belongs to the Bagaria village in Punjab.

The 28-year-old clinched the gold medal in the women’s 65kg freestyle category, after outclassing Japan’s Miya Imai in a one-sided final bout through a stupendous 9-1 victory.

She is an example of someone who is pushing the boundaries of what women can achieve in wrestling, a move which has garnered praise from Indians everywhere!