Bajrang Punia starts hunt for new coach ahead of Asian Games

Nov 22, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 22 : Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has agreed to the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) suggestion to work...

WFI appoints Shako, Koguashvili and Akaishi as coaches; Butler named high-performance director for Asian Games, Olympics push

Apr 23, 2026

Georgia's Emzarios Bentinidis will be the men's freestyle coach, Japan's Kosei Akaishi will look after the women wrestlers, Gogi Koguashvili will be the coach...

New wrestling coach Emzarios Bentinidis crafts masterplan for Asiad glory: Individual roadmaps, focused training

Jun 02, 2026

Speaking in the aftermath of the high-stakes WFI selection trials, the veteran coach emphasised that the national program will now pivot towards a highly...