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Wrestling: Glory of India at the Olympics—A Brief History of Indian Wresting Team in the Olympic Games



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Naveen Singh Suhag

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DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2015.04.006

Wrestling as an Olympic sport has been around since the dawn of modern Olympic games and India is a participating nation in it. Wrestling has unique position among Olympic disciplines in India, from being provider of first individual medal to newly independent nation to lately becoming most significant contributor in medal tally. This coming of age of Indian wrestling team with double medal tally in the last Olympics has been outcome of long and steady journey of Indian wrestling team over a period of 40-50 years and numerous Summer Olympic Games. However, this journey of Indian wrestling team in the Olympics is also a story of significant twist and turn, near misses and also of glory. So this article covers the entire saga of Indian wrestlers at highest sporting event of world—Olympic Games, from inception of first Indian team of mere three grapplers to latest Olympics with debut of first Indian female grappler in Olympic arena. This history is written by sweat and hard work of Indian grapplers with its own highs and lows.

Indian wrestling team, the Olympics, wrestlers of India in Olympic Games, freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling.