Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

February 3, 2020 8:34 PM

Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Shuttler P.V. Sindhu and Boxer M.C. Mary Kom will compete for the inaugural BBC Indian sportswoman of the year award after being nominated for the honour. Sprinter Dutee Chand and para-badminton player Manasi Joshi are the other nominees for the award, the winner of which will be announced on the 8th of next month. The winner will be decided on the basis of public voting, which will be open till the 18th of this month on six BBC vernacular websites. Head of BBC Indian lan...

Bajrang Punia bags gold in Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament

May 3, 2019 1:58 PM

Bajrang Punia bags gold in Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament

World number one Bajrang Punia won the gold medal as he defeated Viktor Rassadin in the finals of men's 65kg freestyle in the Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament in Kaspiisk, Russia on Thursday. Bajrang got the better of the local favourite 13-8 in his final bout after being down 0-5 at one stage. The 25-year-old Indian grappler had won a gold medal last week at the Asian Championships in Xi'an, China.