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Coverage of Indian wrestling and the akhada system that continues to produce international medalists despite instability at the federation level.

What we track

  • · International wrestling results
  • · The akhada and guru-shishya coaching tradition
  • · Federation governance
Illustrated portraits of two Indian wrestlers wearing gold medals, with a traditional akhada training scene in the background

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The Akhada's Unbroken Lineage

Gold medals for Sagar Jaglan and Kajal Dhochak at the Ulaanbaatar Open are a monument not to federation support but to the decentralized akhada system that keeps producing Indian wrestling champions despite it.

No. 4 of 7 · Meera Chandrasekaran

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