Asian Wrestling Championship

Expressing its disappointment, the global wrestling body said that if WFI does not hold elections within 45 days, UWW will suspend India

Participating in his first Commonwealth Games, India's Olympic silver medalist Ravi Dahiya spoke to Business Standard in a candid interview before departing for Birmingham 2022

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday won her maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championships after beating her rival Taipei's Meng Hsuan Hsieh in the final.The Olympic-bound wrestler had previously clinched three silver and four bronze medals and this is Vinesh's third gold in three tournaments since her return in March."#TOPSAthlete @Phogat_Vinesh wins the First place medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships for the 1st time after beating #MengHsuanHsieh. She had previously won 3 Second place medal and 4 Third place medal. This is her 3rd gold in 3 events since her return in March. Many congratulations!!!" SAI Media tweeted.Meanwhile, six athletes which include two wrestlers and four sailors have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group.This is as per the policy decision taken at the 56th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell held on April 7, where it was decided that all Olympic-qualified athletes will be supported through TOPS.Women's 57 kg wrestler Anshu

Sakshi twice lost to Japan's Naomi Ruike -- in the opening round and the final -- to win her second silver at this event. She had grabbed a silver in 2017 also.

Sarita Mor, in her first Asian event since winning a silver in 2017 in 58 kg, edging out her counterpart in a 3-2 thriller

The last Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win gold at the Asian Championships was Pappyu Yadav who won the 48 kg title in 1993

Ritu Phogat, meanwhile, bagged a bronze medal in women's 48-kg category