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{{Short description|Overview of wrestling in India}}
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| intl_list    = '''[[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Medalists]]''':<br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav]] in [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle bantamweight|1952]]<br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in [[Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 66 kg|2008]]<br> [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16px]] Silver: [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 66 kg|2012]] <br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] in [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 60 kg|2012]] <br>[[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Sakshi Malik]] in [[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's freestyle 58 kg|2016]] <br> '''[[Wrestling at the Asian Games|Asian Games Champions]]''' : <br> [[File:Gold medal asia.svg|16px]] Gold: [[Yogeshwar Dutt]], [[Bajrang Punia]], [[Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh]], [[Maruti Mane]], [[Kartar Singh]] (''2 titles''), [[Chandgi Ram]], [[Satpal Singh]], [[Malwa Singh]], [[Ganpat Andhalkar]], [[Vinesh Phogat]]
| intl_list    = '''[[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Medalists]]''':<br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav]] in [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle bantamweight|1952]]<br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in [[Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 66 kg|2008]]<br> [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16px]] Silver: [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]] in [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 66 kg|2012]] <br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] in [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 60 kg|2012]] <br>[[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Sakshi Malik]] in [[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's freestyle 58 kg|2016]] <br> [[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze: [[Bajrang Punia]] in [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 65 kg|2020]] <br> [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16px]] Silver: [[Ravi Kumar Dahiya]] in [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle 57 kg|2020]] <br>'''[[Wrestling at the Asian Games|Asian Games Champions]]''' : <br> [[File:Gold medal asia.svg|16px]] Gold: [[Yogeshwar Dutt]], [[Bajrang Punia]], [[Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh]], [[Maruti Mane]], [[Kartar Singh]] (''2 titles''), [[Chandgi Ram]], [[Satpal Singh]], [[Malwa Singh]], [[Ganpat Andhalkar]], [[Vinesh Phogat]]
 
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'''Wrestling ''' is considered one of the oldest sports in the world and [[wrestling]] has a long history in India <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/sports/kushtithe-indian-wrestling/ |title= Wrestling in India|access-date= 27 March 2021}}</ref> Indian wrestlers have won numerous medals in international wrestling competitions.
'''[[Wrestling]]''' is one of the oldest sports in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkthroughindia.com/sports/kushtithe-indian-wrestling/ |title= Wrestling in India|access-date= 27 March 2021}}</ref> Several regional styles and variations in [[folk wrestling]] exists in the country. Indian wrestlers have won numerous medals at international competitions in [[freestyle wrestling]].


==History==
==History==
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During the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal rule]] who were of [[Turko-Mongol]] descent, the influence of [[Varzesh-e Pahlavani|Iranian]] and [[Mongolian wrestling]] were incorporated to the local [[Malla-yuddha]] to form the modern [[Pehlwani]].
During the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal rule]] who were of [[Turko-Mongol]] descent, the influence of [[Varzesh-e Pahlavani|Iranian]] and [[Mongolian wrestling]] were incorporated to the local [[Malla-yuddha]] to form the modern [[Pehlwani]].


Wrestling in India is also known as ''Dangal,'' and it is the basic form of a wrestling tournament. It is also called kushti in Punjab and Haryana. The wrestling in Punjab and Haryana will take place in a circular court with soft ground which in Punjabi is called an "akharha". Two wrestlers will continue to wrestle until the back of one touches the ground. The winner will parade the court with the loser following him.[10] The wrestlers are called Pehlwans who train with modern weights and traditional weights such as a Gada (mace).
Wrestling in India is also known as ''Dangal,'' and it is the basic form of a wrestling tournament. It is also called kushti in Punjab and Haryana. The wrestling in Punjab and Haryana will take place in a circular court with soft ground which in Punjabi is called an "akharha". Two wrestlers will continue to wrestle until the back of one touches the ground. The winner will parade the court with the loser following him.[10] The wrestlers are called Pehlwans who train with modern weights and traditional weights such as a Gada (mace). The aim of kushti is to wrestle the opponent and to block the other player.
The aim of kushti is to wrestle the opponent and to block the other player.
 
==Regional variants==
[[File:Chowmahal palace (08).jpg|thumb|Sculpture of Greek wrestlers at [[Chowmahalla Palace]] in [[Hyderabad]].]]
* [[Gatta gusthi]], a [[submission wrestling]] style common in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|last=S.|first=Priyadershini|title=On the Mat|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/On-the-MAT/article14511290.ece|access-date=4 August 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Inbuan]], a traditional folk wrestling style native to [[Mizoram]].
* [[Kabaddi]], a form of [[South Asian]] folk wrestling played in teams.
* [[Kene (Naga wrestling)|Kene]], a traditional folk wrestling style native to [[Nagaland]].
* [[Malakhra]], a wrestling common in [[Sindh]] ([[Pakistan]]) and [[Gujarat]].
* [[Malla-yuddha]], oldest traditional wrestling extant in India.
* Malyutham, a folk wrestling style native to [[Tamil Nadu]].
* [[Mukna]], a form of folk wrestling native to [[Manipur]].
* [[Pehlwani]] or Kushti, a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] style of wrestling common in [[North India]].
* [[Vajra-mushti]], a folk wrestling form which employs a fist-load weapon.
 
==Tournament records==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
 
|[[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|0
|2
|5
|7
|-
|[[World Wrestling Championship|World Championship]]
|1
|5
|14
|20
|-
|[[Wrestling at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|11
|14
|34
|59
|-
|[[Asian Wrestling Championship|Asian Championship]]
|23
|70
|111
|204
|-
|[[Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|43
|37
|22
|102
|-
| Total || '''78''' || '''126''' || '''184''' || '''388'''
|-
|}
 
== Notable Performance at Summer Olympics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Result
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight|Men's freestyle featherweight]] || [[ Randhir Shindes ]] || '''4th'''
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight|Men's freestyle flyweight]] || [[ K. D. Jadhav ]] || 6th
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight|Men's freestyle bantamweight]] || '''[[ K. D. Jadhav ]]'''||- style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight|Men's freestyle featherweight]] || [[ Keshav Mangave ]] || '''4th'''
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight|Men's freestyle middleweight]] || [[ Madho Singh ]] || 5th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight|Men's freestyle light heavyweight]] || [[ Sajan Singh ]] || 7th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight|Men's freestyle bantamweight]] || [[ Bishambar Singh ]] || 6th
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg|Men's freestyle 52 kg]] || [[ Sudesh Kumar ]] || 6th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 70 kg|Men's freestyle 70 kg]] || [[ Udey Chand ]] || 6th
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg|Men's freestyle 52 kg]] || [[ Sudesh Kumar ]] || '''4th'''
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Men's freestyle 57 kg]] || [[ Prem Nath (wrestler)|Prem Nath ]] || '''4th'''
|-
|rowspan = "4"|[[Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg|Men's freestyle 68 kg]] || [[ Jagmander Singh ]] || '''4th'''
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg|Men's freestyle 48 kg]] || [[ Mahabir Singh ]] || 5th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Men's freestyle 74 kg]] || [[ Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh ]] || 6th
|-
|rowspan = "6"|[[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Men's freestyle 74 kg]] || [[ Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh ]] || '''4th'''
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Men's freestyle 57 kg]] || [[ Rohtas Singh Dahiya ]] || 5th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 52 kg|Men's freestyle 52 kg]] || [[ Mahabir Singh ]] || 6th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg|Men's freestyle 48 kg]] || [[ Sunil Dutt (wrestler)|Sunil Dutt ]] || 7th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg|Men's freestyle 90 kg]] || [[ Kartar Singh ]] || 7th
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 100 kg|Men's freestyle 100 kg]] || [[ Subhash Verma ]] || 6th
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg]] || [[ Pappu Yadav (wrestler)|Pappu Yadav ]] || 8th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg|Men's freestyle 66 kg]] || '''[[ Sushil Kumar ]]'''||- style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg|Men's freestyle 66 kg]] || '''[[ Sushil Kumar ]]'''||- style="background:silver;" align=center|  {{sica}}
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg|Men's freestyle 60 kg]] || '''[[ Yogeshwar Dutt ]]'''||- style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 58 kg|Women's freestyle 58 kg]] || '''[[ Sakshi Malik ]]'''||- style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
|rowspan = "4"|[[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Men's freestyle 57 kg]] || '''[[ Ravi Kumar Dahiya ]]'''||- style="background:silver;" align=center|  {{sica}}
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 65 kg|Men's freestyle 65 kg]] || '''[[ Bajrang Punia ]]'''||- style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
| [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 86 kg|Men's freestyle 86 kg]] || [[ Deepak Punia (wrestler)|Deepak Punia ]]|| '''4th'''
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Akhara]]
* [[Akhara]]
* [[Kaupinam]]
* [[Musti-yuddha]], India's oldest form of boxing.
* [[Kushti]]
 
* [[Malla-yuddha]]
==References==
* [[Pehlwani]]
{{Reflist}}
* [[Phogat sisters]]
* [[Badshah Khan (wrestler)]]


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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* Joseph S. Alter, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EMu1xKEWBt4C&pg=PA181&dq=dangal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8yem7icLaAhXHtY8KHeq2AgQQ6AEITjAH#v=onepage&q=dangal&f=false The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India].
* Joseph S. Alter, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EMu1xKEWBt4C&pg=PA181&dq=dangal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8yem7icLaAhXHtY8KHeq2AgQQ6AEITjAH#v=onepage&q=dangal&f=false The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India].
* Saurabh Duggal, 2017, [https://books.google.com/books?id=xEXVDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=dangal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8yem7icLaAhXHtY8KHeq2AgQQ6AEISDAG#v=onepage&q=dangal&f=false Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat].
* Saurabh Duggal, 2017, [https://books.google.com/books?id=xEXVDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=dangal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8yem7icLaAhXHtY8KHeq2AgQQ6AEISDAG#v=onepage&q=dangal&f=false Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat].
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://wrestlingfederationofindia.com/ Wrestling Federation of India]
* {{official website|http://wrestlingfederationofindia.com|Wrestling Federation of India}}


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Wrestling in India
United States's Kevin Ahearn and Azerbaijan's Atakishiyev Eldar at the 2007 Military World Games held in Hyderabad, India
Governing bodyWrestling Federation of India
National competitions
International competitions

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in India.[1] Several regional styles and variations in folk wrestling exists in the country. Indian wrestlers have won numerous medals at international competitions in freestyle wrestling.

History[edit | edit source]

Indian soldiers wrestle during World War II.

Wrestling has been popular in India since ancient times, it was mainly an exercise to stay physically fit. The wrestlers, traditionally, use to wear a loincloth, langota. In Ancient India wrestling was most famously known as Malla-yuddha. One of the premier characters in Mahabharata, Bhima was considered to be a great wrestler of the time, and some of the other great wrestlers included Jarasandha, Keechaka and Balrama. In the other Indian epic, Ramayana also mentions wrestling in India and Hanuman is described as one of the greatest wrestlers of his time.

During the Mughal rule who were of Turko-Mongol descent, the influence of Iranian and Mongolian wrestling were incorporated to the local Malla-yuddha to form the modern Pehlwani.

Wrestling in India is also known as Dangal, and it is the basic form of a wrestling tournament. It is also called kushti in Punjab and Haryana. The wrestling in Punjab and Haryana will take place in a circular court with soft ground which in Punjabi is called an "akharha". Two wrestlers will continue to wrestle until the back of one touches the ground. The winner will parade the court with the loser following him.[10] The wrestlers are called Pehlwans who train with modern weights and traditional weights such as a Gada (mace). The aim of kushti is to wrestle the opponent and to block the other player.

Regional variants[edit | edit source]

Sculpture of Greek wrestlers at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad.

Tournament records[edit | edit source]

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 0 2 5 7
World Championship 1 5 14 20
Asian Games 11 14 34 59
Asian Championship 23 70 111 204
Commonwealth Games 43 37 22 102
Total 78 126 184 388

Notable Performance at Summer Olympics[edit | edit source]

Year Event Player Result
1920
Men's freestyle featherweight Randhir Shindes 4th
1948
Men's freestyle flyweight K. D. Jadhav 6th
1952
Men's freestyle bantamweight K. D. Jadhav 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's freestyle featherweight Keshav Mangave 4th
1960
Men's freestyle middleweight Madho Singh 5th
Men's freestyle light heavyweight Sajan Singh 7th
1964
Men's freestyle bantamweight Bishambar Singh 6th
1968
Men's freestyle 52 kg Sudesh Kumar 6th
Men's freestyle 70 kg Udey Chand 6th
1972
Men's freestyle 52 kg Sudesh Kumar 4th
Men's freestyle 57 kg Prem Nath 4th
1980
Men's freestyle 68 kg Jagmander Singh 4th
Men's freestyle 48 kg Mahabir Singh 5th
Men's freestyle 74 kg Rajinder Singh 6th
1984
Men's freestyle 74 kg Rajinder Singh 4th
Men's freestyle 57 kg Rohtas Singh Dahiya 5th
Men's freestyle 52 kg Mahabir Singh 6th
Men's freestyle 48 kg Sunil Dutt 7th
Men's freestyle 90 kg Kartar Singh 7th
1992
Men's freestyle 100 kg Subhash Verma 6th
Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg Pappu Yadav 8th
2008
Men's freestyle 66 kg Sushil Kumar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012
Men's freestyle 66 kg Sushil Kumar 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's freestyle 60 kg Yogeshwar Dutt 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016
Women's freestyle 58 kg Sakshi Malik 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020
Men's freestyle 57 kg Ravi Kumar Dahiya 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's freestyle 65 kg Bajrang Punia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's freestyle 86 kg Deepak Punia 4th

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Wrestling in India". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ↑ S., Priyadershini (27 July 2016). "On the Mat". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

Further reading[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]


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