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While his sweat-drenched charges lock limbs in the open-air ring, kitted out in nothing more than a loin cloth, Raj Singh shudders as he contemplates how their Olympic dream could be shattered.

2013-03-21T07:38:16ZAFP Global Editionby Kuldip Laltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/13/Wrestlers_fight_Olympic_removal_5d36

Wrestlers around the world on Wednesday vowed to fight to save the ancient sport's Olympic status, after the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it for the 2020 Games.

2013-02-13T15:55:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Indias_Kumar_eyes_after_wrestling_9b42

India's Sushil Kumar wants to complete his Olympic medal collection by winning gold at the 2016 Games in Rio after taking wrestling silver on the final day of action in London.

2012-08-13T01:55:32ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Yonemitsu_ends_Japan_mens_wrestling_3532

Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu ended Japan's 24-year wait for an Olympic men's wrestling gold medal when he beat India's Sushil Kumar in the 66kg freestyle final on Sunday.

2012-08-12T17:08:43ZAFP Asian Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Comeback_Kumar_into_Olympic_wrestling_532b

India's Sushil Kumar advanced into the Olympic men's 66kg freestyle wrestling final after coming from behind in his last four clash in spectacular style on Sunday.

2012-08-12T10:52:08ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/India_hails_Olympic_bronze_medal_d838

Indian celebrities and politicians lined up Sunday to lavish praise on wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who won a bronze medal for his success-starved country despite suffering a badly swollen eye.

2012-08-12T10:49:51ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/03/Indian_Olympic_gatecrasher_apologises_error_6c42

An Indian woman who gatecrashed the procession of India's athletes at the opening of the London Olympic Games has apologised for an "error of judgement" that prompted a wave of criticism on social media sites.

2012-08-03T09:09:49ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/31/India_hopes_Narang_bronze_triggers_c357

India are looking for better days ahead at the Olympics after shooter Gagan Narang picked up the country's first medal, a bronze, at the London Games.

2012-07-31T10:23:59ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/29/Opening_ceremonies_India_gatecrasher_security_a055

Olympics organisers Sunday blamed an "over-excited" cast member for gatecrashing India's athletes' march at the opening ceremony, denying she was a security risk.

2012-07-29T13:36:56ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/29/India_fumes_Olympic_ceremony_intruder_9a9b

India have protested to London Olympic organisers after a mysterious woman gatecrashed their squad at the opening ceremony, media reports said on Sunday.

2012-07-29T04:44:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/28/Tendulkar_urges_India_squad_embrace_542b

Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics -- embrace pressure, don't fight it.

2012-07-28T16:05:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/20/Indias_wrestler_upset_over_lack_9710

One of India's top medal prospects and team flag-bearer at the London Olympics, wrestler Sushil Kumar, is unhappy with arrangements after being left without a personal physio, officials said Friday.

2012-07-20T18:39:28ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/05/Indias_Olympic_wrestling_team_served_d210

Indian sports officials have expressed shock at conditions in the Olympic training camp for the nation's wrestlers, with rotten fruit being prepared in a dirty kitchen, a report said Tuesday.

2012-06-05T07:52:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/02/India_govt_challenges_scrapping_telecom_4ff9

India's government on Friday challenged a Supreme Court ruling scrapping 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale at the centre of a massive corruption scandal that has shaken the country.

2012-03-02T18:35:01ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/28/Million-dollar_windfall_Indian_office_worker_fc70

MUMBAI (Reuters) - An office worker too poor to own a television set has won an unprecedented $1 million in the Indian version of TV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."

2011-10-28T21:49:26ZReuters Life! Online ReportShilpa Jamkhandikartag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/07/130-a-month_worker_wins_Indian_Millionaire_3fee

A computer operator who earns just $130 a month has become the first person to win the $1 million top prize on the Indian version of the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" television quiz.

2011-10-27T13:29:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/07/25/India_ex-minister_denies_charges_telecom_23e7

India's former telecom minister, accused in a mammoth fraud case, insisted Monday that he was innocent and that Premier Manmohan Singh had been aware of his actions as he began his court defence.

2011-07-25T15:07:19ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/26/India_gold_medal_hunt_despite_8674

India's sportsmen hope to strike it rich at their own Commonwealth Games even though delays in building venues have deprived them of any home advantage.

2010-09-27T01:52:07ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/25/Indian_wrestler_shining_light_scandal-hit_1088

Wrestling makes its return to the Commonwealth Games after being dropped from the 2006 program, mired in a drugs scandal which has sent shockwaves through host India's training camp.

2010-09-25T05:09:41ZAFP South Asian EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/04/12/India_hopes_mud-pit_wrestling_lead_1345

Far from the hype that surrounds India's wealthy professional cricketers, a group of young men learn to wrestle in mud pits, hoping their skills may one day lead to fame and glory.

2010-04-12T08:08:06ZAFP South Asian EditionAFP