Tag: Wrestling

Inam Butt to represent Pakistan at Asian Wrestling Championships

ISLAMABAD: Commonwealth gold medallist Inam Butt will represent Pakistan in Asian Wrestling Championships, taking place in Xian, China from April 24-28. Secretary Pakistan Wrestling Federation,...

Islamabad, Karachi to host 2nd edition of professional wrestling next month

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to host the second edition of the professional wrestling entertainment in Karachi and Islamabad next month as more than 20 wrestlers...

Int’l wrestlers attend Season 2018 launching ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Around two dozen international wrestlers arrived in Pakistan for international wrestling event Season 2018 which will take place in August across Pakistan. The event is...

Iran protests ban on wrestler who threw bout to avoid Israeli

TEHRAN: Iran's wrestling federation has said it will protest a decision to ban one of its athletes and the national coach for deliberately throwing...

Sultan: From ‘desi pehlwan’ to ‘wrestling champion’

Bollywood fans will like it! Aarfa depicts a strong character of a wrestler who does not want emotions to come between her and her father’s...

Lack of facilities for athletes in Pakistan, says Wrestling team manager

Pakistani athletes on Tuesday reached at their homes under the supervision of wrestling team manager, Muhammad Anwar, after participating in Commonwealth games at Glasgow,...

Greeks want wrestling to stay in Olympics

Greece threw its weight behind the campaign to keep wrestling, a sport which has survived from the ancient Olympics, on the Games programme on...

Japanese wrestlers in Peshawar for Peace Wrestling

The World fame Japanese wrestler, Antonio Inoki and his team members arrived in Peshawar on Tuesday for “Wrestling for Peace Festival” to be held...

Shahbaz welcomes Inoki’s support for wrestling academy

The people of Lahore on Sunday witnessed the world’s popular freestyle wrestling here at the National Hockey Stadium with 10 Japanese wrestlers put on...

Divisional Level in full swing

The fifth level of the Punjab Youth Festival 2012 is in full swing all over the province as competitions in this divisional level were...

Wrestling postponed

The Pakistan wrestlers will not be traveling to India to take part in the 3rd Shaheed Baghat Singh Wrestling Tournament which was postponed Although...

Pakistan, India wrestling cancelled

The Pakistan and Indian wrestling contest has been cancelled after Indian district administration refused permission to organise the event on Sunday, citing security concerns....

Badshah downs Muzaffar for Dangal title

Badshah Pahlwa of Kamonke downed Muzaffar Butt of Lahore to grabbed Champion Dangal Lahore title here at the Wrestling Arena, Iqbal Park on Sunday....

National wrestling trials from Jan 14th

The Pakistan Wrestling Federation is holding trials to select the national team for a wrestling event in India. The International Wrestling Federation (FILA) is holding...

The tale of a pehlwaan and a rogue

The culture of ‘tharas’, the street corners in the Walled City where respectable men of the ‘mohalla’ used to sit and play cards, smoke...

Wrestling, blind cricket mark revival of Pakistan-India sporting ties

As Pakistan loosens up hamstrung trading links with arch-rival India, sporting ties between the traditional foes have burst back onto the agenda, reviving hopes...

Indo-Pak wrestling series begins at Gujranwala today

The visiting Indian wrestlers will face Pakistani wrestlers today at Gujranwala in the Indo-Pak Dangal being held at three different venues of the province....