“A lot of people advised my father not to make me wrestle. They said if I injured myself, no one would be marrying me. But my father was resolute.”

Navjot Kaur was the first Indian woman gold medallist in the history of the Asian Championships before Divya Kakran.

At the Wrestling Grand Prix of Spain, Vinesh Phogat clinches gold medal in the 53kg category, while Divya Kakran claims top honours in 68kg.

Young wrestler Divya Kakran, who won a bronze in the recently concluded 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, lashed out at the Delhi government and CM Arvind Kejriwal for turning a blind eye before the games. She was not supported by the government and said that they did not extend any help to her, Hindustan Times […]

It was a really tight match between India’s Pooja Dhanda and Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria in the 57 kg wrestling final at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Friday. The Indian lost by 7-5 and settled for a silver. Another young wrestler, Divya Kakran, added one more medal to India’s scoreboard. She bagged a bronze medal in the […]

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik after stunning and comfortably winning her semi-final bouts, settled for a silver in the finals. The big sensation Sakshi wrestled in the final of women’s 60kg category at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi and clinched a silver against Olympic gold medallist Japan’s Risako Kawai. #AsianWrestlingChampionship: Silver for @SakshiMalik after losing to Rio gold medallist […]