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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Olympics final for being overweight
In a blow to India’s hopes for a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, Vinesh Phogat was on Wednes…
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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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"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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BJP failed to address key issues like inflation and unemployment, says Bhupinder Hooda
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday said that farmers' plight, Agnipath,…
PTI
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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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Jake Paul was almost knocked down by former UFC champ Tyron Woodley in their boxing match
Paul was given the sternest test of his fledgling boxing career as Tyron Woodley hit him harder and…
Alan Dawson
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A Korean shooter called a gold medal-winning rival a 'terrorist' after finding out he is a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Iran's Javad Foroughi is a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was labelled a terrori…
Sam Cooper
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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…