U.S. wrestler Helen Maroulis won the first gold medal in women's wrestling for her country, defeating Japan's Saori Yoshida in the women's 53kg division final Thursday. Maroulis, 24, won the bout 4-1 ...

Earlier, Vinesh had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday night. The Indian Olympic Association later confirmed the ...

CHENNAI: With the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) dropping 48kg from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, India's star lifter Mirabai Chanu has been forced to change her weight category twice ...

Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's weight class has been dropped from the 2028 Olympics and she is set to bulk up to the 53kg category for the 2028 Games. Chanu had won the silver medal at the ...

Mirabai Chanu’s 49 kg weight class has been dropped for the 2028 LA Olympics, forcing her to move up She is now preparing to compete in the 53 kg category, the new lightest women’s class for LA 2028 ...

Vinesh Phogat caused controversy during the Paris Olympics selection trials by demanding a written assurance about a final trial in the women's 53kg weight class. Previously competing in the 53kg ...

Indian wrestler Antim Panghal will make her Olympics debut at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday (August 7) when she begins her campaign in the women wrestling 53kg category against Turkey’s Zeynep ...

In an unusual development, double World championships bronze medallist Vinesh Phogat competed in two Olympic weights, 50kg and 53kg, on the same day and emerged as the winner in the lighter division ...

'The removal of 49kg is a good thing for Mirabai because cutting down her weight to 48kg was a taxing process.' IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 49kg category.

As Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Paris Olympic Games, her biggest challenge wasn't to compete against an astounding list of wrestlers but to manage her weight as she was competing in the 50kg category, ...