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Mary Kom to head Oversight Committee for wrestling federation; Yogeshwar, Murgunde named members
World champion woman boxer and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom will head the government-appoin…
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Iran executed a champion wrestler after international calls to spare his life and reports of torture
Navid Afkari said in a leaked recording smuggled out of prison that he was tortured into falsely co…
Michelle Mark,Associated Press
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Trump and UFC President Dana White have pleaded with Iran not to execute a champion wrestler sentenced to death after attending a peaceful protest
Navid Afkari was handed two deaths sentences for charges including murder, however it is reported t…
Barnaby Lane
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Vinesh Phogat makes it to Olympic Finals in wrestling, becomes first Indian to achieve the feat
Vinesh got the better of Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in Olympic semi-finals and secured a medal f…
PTI
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Our fight will continue, truth will prevail: Vinesh Phogat upon her return to India from the Paris Olympics
Overwhelmed by the grand reception she received on her arrival from the Paris Olympics, wrestler Vi…
PTI
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UFC boss Dana White called an executed Iranian wrestler a 'stud athlete,' but said his and Trump's attempts to stop the death 'never looked good'
"This guy [protested] even knowing the penalty could be death," UFC boss Dana White, who enlisted D…
Alan Dawson
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People have to fight against dictatorship in country: AAP leader Manish Sisodia
After being released from jail, Manish Sisodia called on people to resist alleged "dictatorship" in…
PTI
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An Iranian champion wrestler has been given 2 death sentences after protesting against the country's government
Navid Afkari was amongst hundreds of demonstrators who took to the streets to protest against the c…
Barnaby Lane
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"Ma, wrestling has won, I have lost": Vinesh Phogat says goodbye to wrestling in a heartbreaking post
Her stunning decision comes a day after Vinesh appealed against her disqualification from the Olymp…
PTI
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Paris Olympics: Wrestler Antim Panghal crashes out in Round of 16, Phogat's disqualification downright "cruel"
Indian wrestler Antim Panghal lost to Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey in the women's 53 kg freestyle round …
ANI
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A UFC fighter was heartbroken and cut an interview short when he found out a champion wrestler had been executed in Iran
The American lightweight Bobby Green talked about Navid Afkari rather than his win on Saturday at t…
Alan Dawson
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Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped off their clothes in protest after their wrestler lost a medal for celebrating too early
However, with less than five seconds remaining, according to Buzzfeed, Mandakhnaran began celebrati…
Scott Davis
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A San Francisco 49ers cheerleader just became the first NFL cheerleader to kneel during the national anthem
Most owners appear to agree with Trump, and in May, they passed a new policy whereby teams would be…
Ashley Collman
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Columbia is suspending its wrestling season after a leak of offensive text messages
"Columbia University has zero tolerance in its athletics programs for the group messaging and texts…
Christopher Sanchez
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Colby Covington trashed 'woke athletes' like LeBron James as 'spineless cowards' after dominating in a UFC welterweight match
Despite Covington's harsh comments, Dana White said the company wouldn't "stop people from expressi…
Alan Dawson
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The 'Funk Master' of the UFC scored a highlight-reel submission then dedicated the win to everybody 'fighting the good fight'
Watch the American athlete choke his opponent unconscious in the first round then get on the mic an…