Yogeshwar Dutt

President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awards

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 20, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar.

Asian Wrestling: Young guns aim to make big in absence of Sushil, Yogeshwar

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

India had won one gold and four bronze medals in the last edition of the Asian Championship. The gold was clinched by Yogeshwar, who has pulled out of the tournament due to a knee injury. He has been replaced by Bajrang while Amit Dhankar will repr...

Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt to skip Asian Wrestling Championship

Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2013

Amit Dhankar (66kg) and Bajrang (60kg), who were named as reserves, will replace Suhil and Yogeshwar for the championship starting April 18 in New Delhi.

Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt doubtful for Asian Wrestling Championship

Press Trust of India | Monday April 8, 2013

Both Yogeshwar and Sushil (66kg) are part of the squad announced for the Championships to be held at the K D Jadhav Stadium. The chief national coach Vinod Kumar said he is hopeful of their participation in the event but does not want to push them ha...

Sushil Kumar to march in protest of wrestling's Olympic expulsion

Press Trust of India | Friday March 22, 2013

The "Save Olympic Wrestling" march will take place on Saturday in New Delhi, with Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt expected to take part in support of wrestling, which has been dropped from the Olympic Games after 2016.

Sushil Kumar to spearhead Indian challenge at Asian Wrestling Championship

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2013

Sushil, who is returning from a shoulder injury, will be one of the top contenders in the 66-kg freestyle division.

Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt open to returning Olympic medals

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 7, 2013

Wrestling is fighting against squash, softball, baseball, karate, sport climbing, wakeboarding, wushu and rollersports for that one spot in 2020.

Sad day for wrestlers, say Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2013

Olympic silver medalist Sushil Kumar on Tuesday, said that he was very disappointed to know that wrestling had been dropped from the 2020 Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Rahul Dravid, Mary Kom to get Padma Bhushan; six other sportsperson get Padma Shri

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 26, 2013

Apart from Dravid and Mary Kom, six others sports persons - mountaineer Premlata Agrawal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Para athlete Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, London Olympic silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh and r...

India may host 2015 World Wrestling Championship

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 7, 2012

India are in the running to host the 2015 World Wrestling Championship ahead of the next Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Yogeshwar Dutt asks youngsters to give their best in every sphere

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2012

London Olympics bronze medallist grappler Yogeshwar Dutt has exhorted the students to give their 100 per cent in every sphere of life to achieve their goals.

Sahara Pariwar felicitates London Olympic medallists

Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 31, 2012

Sahara Pariwar on Wednesday felicitated six Olympic medallists with 3 and 2 kg medals made of pure gold.

Grappler Yogeshwar Dutt gunning for World Championship medal

Indo Asian News Service | Monday October 29, 2012

With an Olympics bronze medal in his kitty, Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt now aims for the elusive World Championship medal.

PM honours Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today honoured Olympic medal winners MC Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt at a gathering of top police and intelligence sleuths of the country.

PM honours Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, honoured Olympic medal winners MC Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt at a gathering of top police and intelligence sleuths of the country.