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UWW World Championship : 5 wrestlers who can be roadblock for Bajrang Punia’s Gold hunt

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Bajrang Punia 65 kg Bajrang is the top ranked wrestler in his category and will be seeded number one at the World Championships. That makes him a favourite to win the gold medal. The silver medallist from last year had been in exceptional form and is expected to reach the final. Having an experience of six World Championships and two medals, Punia is expected to be a top contender for the gold medal. It won’t be easy though. Wrestling fans can catch all the action LIVE from UWW World Championship 2019 on  www.wrestlingtv.in Takuto Otoguro – Japan Takuto Otoguro of Japan the last edition champion will be the toughest opponent for Bajrang. In the final of World Championship 2018 edition, Otoguro got the better of Bajrang and can pose the biggest challenge for the Indian. Rashidov – Russia  Rashidov the Russian wrestler through his experience can prove to be tricky opponent for Bajrang. Rashidov has three-time World Championship silver meda...

UWW World Wrestling Championship 2019- The World of Greco-Roman Wrestling

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The World of Greco-Roman Wrestling is loved, revered, followed and the most dominated by the East European countries. Rest of the world including India has lot of catching up to do in this form of Wrestling. Greco-Roman has never been happy hunting ground for India and only in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, when India hosted the event and Greco-Roman was a part of the competition, India had the maximum medal haul (4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze).Since then, the story has been of hits and misses with a bronze medal at the 2013 Wrestling World Championships (Sandeep Tulsi Yadav won a bronze medal in 66kg category) being the only highlight. Let’s take a look what the World of Greco-Roman wrestling means to India and who will be the medal contenders at the World Wrestling Championship 2019 in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. 55 KG – Greco-Roman Eldaniz Azizli (AZE) 2018 World Champion Nugzari Tsurtsumia (GEO) 2018 World bronze Indian Contender Manjeet from Haryana will rep...

Bajrang gets top billing as Indian wrestlers gear up for Tokyo 2020 berths

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Bajrang Punia has got the No. 1 seeding in men’s 65kg freestyle category at the UWW World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. India’s biggest hope for the Tokyo 2020 Games wrestling competitions, Punia will be determined to change last year’s World Championship silver into a gold this time and confirm a berth for next year’s Olympic Games. The UWW Wrestling World Championships is all set to kick off in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from September 14. Bajrang has progressed from a 60kg bronze in 2013 to a 65kg silver five years later at this prestigious tournament. However, the top podium has been eluding him so far. The elite grappler is determined to end that long wait as he aims to become only the second Indian since Sushil Kumar senior-level freestyle wrestling gold in 2010. In the past one year, the 25-year-old has not just been crowned the champion of Asia but has even climbed to the pinnacle of the world rankings in the 65kg. His multiple training and exposure trips hav...

UWW World Wrestling Championship 2019: Russia aims to win four medals in women category

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The Russian national women’s wrestling team aims to win at least four medals at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, which starts in Kazakhstan this week, Magomed Aliomarov, the acting head coach of the national team, told Russian news agency TASS. “The team is in good shape and is set for [achieving good] results,” Aliomarov said. “We will undoubtedly need some luck in the draw procedure, but the girls are in a confident mood.” “All previously injured wrestlers have reunited with the team after they completely recovered,” the coach continued. “I hope that we will win at least four medals, including the gold, and will earn at least four out of six licenses for the [2020] Olympics.” Wrestling fans can catch all the action LIVE from UWW World Championship 2019  on  www.wrestlingtv.in “The main task of the coaching staff was to consolidate the team for the world championships, so the girls would believe in themselves again after their poor performances at the world...

Tokyo 2020 : How wrestlers can qualify for the Olympic Games

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The UWW World Championship starting from 14th Sep in Kazakhstan will be the golden chance for global wrestlers to finalize their place for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. UWW World Championship 2019 – 6 quota places up for grab . In each weight category, wrestlers who get into the Top 6 at the world championship will automatically qualify for the Tokyo 2020. The event will be a golden opportunity for Indian and other international wrestlers to book a ticket to Tokyo. Unlike London & Rio where 18-19 wrestlers participated in each weight, the qualifications in Tokyo are more stringent, there are only 16 athletes in each weight, the number of licenses has decreased compared to the previous Olympic cycles, so the competition to grab the quota places will be far more intense. Wrestling fans can catch all the action LIVE from UWW World Championship 2019  on  www.wrestlingtv.in UWW advisory and update on ranking series events & qualification process The Technical Commissio...

UWW World Championships 2019: when and where to watch Live Streaming, Full schedule

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All the wrestling fans can catch the live action of Senior World Championships only on  Wrestlingtv.in UWW Senior World Wrestling Championships 2019 is all set to take place September 14-22,2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The 2019 Wrestling World Championships should draw even more fan attention as it will serve as the first qualification event for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The top six finishers in each Olympic weight category in Nur-Sultan will secure Olympic qualification for their nations. UWW World Championship 2019: Full schedule Saturday, September 14 GR – 55-63-72-82kg Sunday, September 15 GR – 55-63-72-82kg GR – 67-87-97kg Monday, September 16 GR – 67-87-97kg GR – 60-77-130kg Tuesday, September 17 GR – 60-77-130kg WW – 50-53-55-72kg Wednesday, September 18 WW – 50-53-55-72kg WW – 57-59-65-76kg Thursday, September 19 WW – 57-59-65-76kg WW – 62-68kg FS – 57-65kg Friday, September 20 WW – 62-68kg FS – 57-65kg FS – 70-74-9...

UWW World Championship: 1002 strongest wrestlers from 100 countries to compete

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The biggest festival of wrestling is about to begin and the world is ready to witness the most powerful men and women of the world competing against each other for the world titles. According to the United World Wrestling (UWW), the global body of wrestling the world championships in Kazakstan will see record number of nations participating in the event. The championships starting from 14th September  at the capital’s multifunctional ice palace “Barys Arena” will witness 1002 strongest wrestlers from 100 countries of the world. In terms of participating nations and total number of Wrestlers, this will be the biggest ever wrestling world championship event. Wrestling fans can catch all the action LIVE from UWW World Championship 2019  on  www.wrestlingtv.in The UWW in its release has mentioned that, “we have received and reviewed the final entry lists for each of the 100 nations attending the 2019 Senior Wrestling World Championships in Nur-Sultan....

UWW World Wrestling Championships 2019: when and where to watch Bajrang Punia match

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All the wrestling fans can catch the live action of Bajrang Punia match of UWW World Wrestling Championships only on  Wrestlingtv.in UWW Senior World Wrestling Championships 2019 is all set to take place September 14-22,2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The 2019 Wrestling World Championships should draw even more fan attention as it will serve as the first qualification event for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The top six finishers in each Olympic weight category in Nur-Sultan will secure Olympic qualification for their nations. UWW World Championship 2019: Full schedule for Bajrang Punia match  Thursday, September 19 FS – 57-65kg Friday, September 20 FS – 57-65kg Wrestling fans can catch all the action LIVE from UWW World Championship 2019  on  www.wrestlingtv.in

Sushil earns World Championship ticket with win over gritty Jitender

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Struggling star Sushil Kumar sealed his berth in the India squad for the World Championship pipping a spirited Jitender Kumar 4-2 in a bitterly-fought 74 kg final here on Tuesday. The consistent attacks from both the wrestlers in the fast-paced final bout had the fans on the edge of their seats as close to 1500 gathered at IGI stadium to watch their favourite star in action. Sushil opened up a 4-0 lead in the first period and ended up causing an eye-injury to Jitender early in the second period. Sushil, whose return to mat after a year at an event Belarus met with a disappointing end, apologised immediately. Later, another attacking move from Sushil had Jitender wincing in pain as he suffered an elbow injury. Nevertheless, Jitender did not give up and thrice he had got hold of Sushil’s right leg but lack of proper grip meant that he could not convert it into points. Sushil was feeling the heat and it was obvious that the two medical breaks he took was a ploy to catch...

Sushil Kumar Training Video in UWW World Wrestling Championship 2019

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Watch Live only on Wrestling TV Sushil Kumar Training Video in UWW World Wrestling Championship 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LBcdv71gMw&feature=youtu.be Struggling star Sushil Kumar sealed his berth in the India squad for the World Championship pipping a spirited Jitender Kumar 4-2 in a bitterly-fought 74 kg final here on Tuesday. The consistent attacks from both the wrestlers in the fast-paced final bout had the fans on the edge of their seats as close to 1500 gathered at IGI stadium to watch their favourite star in action. Sushil opened up a 4-0 lead in the first period and ended up causing an eye-injury to Jitender early in the second period. Sushil, whose return to mat after a year at an event Belarus met with a disappointing end, apologised immediately. Later, another attacking move from Sushil had Jitender wincing in pain as he suffered an elbow injury.