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Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler.At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at the 2010 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.He is one of only 5 male wrestlers in India to win an Olympic medal.
Seven years later, at the Athens Olympics in 2004, a 21-year-old Yogeshwar Dutt found himself drawn in a pool against Japanese grappler Chikara Tanabe - the eventual bronze medallist that year - and Azerbaijan’s Namig Abdullayev, a gold medallist at the 2000 Sydney Games and a silver medallist in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
2 days ago · As Aman Sehrawat prepares for his debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics, wrestling legend Yogeshwar Dutt reflects on the young athletes journey and future prospects, With a stellar record that includes the 2022 Under-23 World Championships title, a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Games, and gold at the 2023 Asian Championships, Aman is clearly in peak form
About Yogeshwar Dutt. Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian freestyle wrestler and a Sports Icon for Indian as well as International Youth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at the 2010 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
5 days ago · The upheavals in wrestling in the last two years have "severely affected" the growth of the sport in India, feels Olympic medallist grappler Yogeshwar Dutt, though he is still optimistic that the ...
5 days ago · Former Indian Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt was hopeful of at least a couple of medals from the wrestling contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024. However, Dutt was of the view that the turmoil Indian ...
5 days ago · NEW DELHI: The progress of wrestling in India has been 'severely affected' over the past two years due to significant disruptions, according to Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt.Despite these ...
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s illustrious career saw him scale several highs but the accomplishment that truly turned him into a household name was winning the bronze medal in the 60kg freestyle category at the London 2012 Olympics.. Besides being a landmark moment for Indian sporting history, Yogeshwar Dutt’s Olympic medal was also the realisation of a personal dream – one earned through blood, sweat and tears.
Jul 17, 2016 · Yogeshwar Dutt: From a shy, self-effacing village boy to patriot, philosopher and ‘pehelwan’ Not too long ago, Yogeshwar Dutt, for the world, was a shy, self-effacing village boy, who silently climbed the Olympic podium at London.
Yogeshwar Dutt had the following finishes at major championships – 2006 World Championship: 60.0 kg. Freestyle (5th); 2007 World Championship: 60.0 kg.
