Vinesh Phogat is an Indian wrestler who belongs from the family of wrestling- and is the cousin to Geeta Phogat. She won the gold medal in women`s 50kg freestyle wrestling at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. History of wrestling began from the ancient era. The trace of wrestling came from the epic like Ramayana and Mahabharata. Hyderabadi Pahalwan is a term given to the wrestlers belonging to Hyderabad who are believed to be descendants of Hadramut Arabs. Kartar Singh is an Indian wrestler who received Arjuna Award and Padma Shri Award for his contributions in wrestling. He had also bagged a number of Gold Medals in different tournaments. Sandeep Tomar is a young Indian wrestler now secured a position for Rio Olympics 2016 in 57 kg mens Free Style. Ravinder Khatri is an Indian wrestler who came in the limelight of Indian sports scenario when he competed in 85 kg category. Types of Wrestling in India is categorized according to techniques, winning, regional and many more. Wrestling is one of the most famous sports in India. Lila Ram Sangwan was a renowned Indian wrestler who had specialised in the freestyle category of wrestling and is the recipient of national and global acclaim. Yogeshwar Dutt is a prominent Indian wrestler. His excellent skills have earned him Padma Shri Award, Khel Ratna Award and a number of medals. Geeta Phogat is an Indian female wrestler, who first won the gold medal in Womens wrestling Naga Wrestling is the famous sport in the scenic state of Nagaland, and it has its own charm. Sakshi Malik is an Indian wrestler who won the bronze in 58-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics 2016. She has also won Bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Narsingh Pancham Yadav is an Indian wrestler and he is the winner of gold medal in men freestyle. Tiger Jeet Singh, who is also known as Jag Jeet Singh Hans is a professional Indian wrestler. He was the first pro wrestler in Japan to defeat sumo wrestler Wajima Hiroshi. Gobar Guha is a world famous Indian wrestler and an expert of Pehlwani. He was the 1st Asian to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1921. Ambika Charan Guha was an Indian wrestler who brought the idea of akhada in the nation. Ramesh Kumar is an Indian wrestler who is famed for being the first Indian in last 42 years to win a medal in world wrestling championship. Dalip Singh Rana, one of the most famous sports personalities of India after Dara Singh, embarked his career as a wrestler, later appeared in Bollywood and Hollywood movies. Hardeep Singh is an Indian wrestler and he is a Greco-Roman wrestler haling from Haryana. Udey Chand is a distinguished Indian freestyle wrestler and presently is retired. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was a prominent wrestler of India who earned the first Olympic medal for the country post independence. In addition to winning a number of awards, he also served the Indian Police Department. Since ancient times, wrestling has been a popular sport in India. It is considered to be one of the oldest sports in the world. Gama Pehalwan introduced the Indian style of wrestling to international sports. |