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{{Short description|Indian wrestler (born 1989)}}
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'''Narsingh Pancham Yadav''' (6 August 1989) is an [[India]]n wrestler. At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], he won a gold in the [[Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling]].<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/10/stories/2010101055551300.htm The Hindu]</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Wrestler]]
| spouse = [[Shilpi Sheoran]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/wrestlers-narsingh-and-shilpi-to-marry/articleshow/57013169.cms|title = Wrestlers Narsingh and Shilpi to marry &#124; off the field News - Times of India}}</ref>
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'''Narsingh Pancham Yadav''' (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74&nbsp;kg category.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101021001208/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/10/stories/2010101055551300.htm The Hindu]</ref>
Narsingh Yadav is the son of Pancham Yadav and Bhulna Devi from eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Narsingh and his brother Vinod both lived with their father Pancham, a milk distributor in [[Mumbai]], while his mother lived in the Neema village in [[Varanasi district]], where she looked after farming in their 2 [[bigha]] land. Both the brothers became wrestlers. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Narsingh Yadav was a last-minute replacement,<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/10/stories/2010101057840100.htm Fourth gold for Narang]. [[The Hindu]]. 10 October 2010.</ref> but ended up winning a gold medal. Yadav, 23, has been training under Singh since he was 13. He is a resident of suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai. Pancham Yadav is a junior ticket checker with the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>http://www.topnews.in/sports/gold-mumbai-man-does-india-proud-213464</ref>
In [[Summer Olympics]] 2012, Narsingh Yadav lost his opening bout against [[Matthew Judah Gentry]] of Canada in the 74kg freestyle event and was knocked out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Wrestler-Narsingh-Yadav-bows-out-of-London-Olympics/articleshow/15436806.cms|title= Wrestler Narsingh Yadav bows out of London Olympics
|accessdate=10-08-2012}}</ref>


He was banned for 4 years and barred from the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] by the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] after the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] (WADA) appealed against the decision of the [[National Anti-Doping Agency]] to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for [[anabolic steroids]]. The National Anti-Doping Agency claimed Yadav's sample had been sabotaged by a rival.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/wrestling/Rio-Games-Narsingh-Yadavs-Olympic-dream-over-after-4-year-doping-suspension/articleshow/53763905.cms? | title=Rio Games: Narsingh Yadav's Olympic dream over after 4-year doping suspension | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=19 August 2016 | access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/olympics2016/story/narsingh-yadav-wrestling-wada-nada-rio-olympics-2016/1/743588.html | title=Narsingh Yadav's Rio dreams over, wrestler handed four-year ban by Court of Arbitration | publisher=[[India Today]] | date=18 August 2016 | access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
Narsingh Yadav has been recommended for the 2012 Arjuna Award for outstanding achievement in National sports. He will receive this honour along with 24 other Athletes.<ref>[http://wikinewstime.com/2297/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-arjuna-award-2012-announced/ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna & Arjuna Award 2012 Announced]</ref>


He is a triple [[Maharashtra Kesari]], a title in Indian [[Pehlwani|kushti]]. He is the first wrestler to win the title 3 times in a row for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2012 for his contribution to wrestling.

== Personal life and family ==
Narsingh Yadav is the son of '''Pancham Yadav''' and '''Bhulna Devi''' from eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Narsingh and his brother Vinod Yadav both lived with their father Pancham and his mother in Neema village in [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]. Both the brothers became wrestlers. His brother Vinod Yadav is a ticket collector in the [[Indian Railways]]. Narsingh has been training since he was 13 and is currently a resident of suburban [[Kandivali]] in [[Mumbai]]. Narsingh is a [[Deputy superintendent of police]] in [[Maharashtra Police]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=With gold, Mumbai man does India proud {{!}} TopNews Sports|url=https://www.topnews.in/sports/gold-mumbai-man-does-india-proud-213464|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.topnews.in}}</ref> Narsingh Yadav is married to wrestler [[Shilpi Sheoran]].

== Career ==
He won a gold medal in the Asian championships, in the freestyle 74&nbsp;kg, in 2010.

=== [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] ===
At the Games held at home in New Delhi, India, Narsingh Yadav was a last-minute replacement and competed in the men's freestyle 74&nbsp;kg category.

He managed to surprise everyone and won the gold medal, beating Richard Brian Addinall of South Africa in the gold medal bout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Wrestling Database |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=E79165858A9F45059F5C98F26EDF3168&gkl=4 |website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

=== 2011 Commonwealth Championship ===
In [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], Narsingh finished second in the Commonwealth Championship winning the silver medal, losing in the final to [[Cleopas Ncube]] of [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Wrestling Database |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=87FA849A99374B0B924258E5662B28E7&gkl=4 |website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

=== [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] ===
At the [[India at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in [[London]], Narsingh Yadav lost his opening bout against [[Matt Gentry]] of [[Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Canada]] in the 74&nbsp;kg freestyle event and was knocked out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Wrestler-Narsingh-Yadav-bows-out-of-London-Olympics/articleshow/15436806.cms |title=Wrestler Narsingh Yadav bows out of London Olympics |access-date=2012-08-10}}</ref>

=== [[2014 Asian Games]] ===
In the round of 16 in [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]], Narsingh lost 1:3 to [[Rashid Kurbanov]] of [[Uzbekistan at the 2014 Asian Games|Uzbekistan]]. With the Uzbek grappler qualifying for the final, Narsingh was able to compete for a medal through the repechage where he first faced [[Ramazan Kambarov]] of [[Turkmenistan at the 2014 Asian Games|Turkmenistan]] and beat him 4:1. In the bronze medal bout, he was successful in securing the bronze medal with a 3:1 win over [[Daisuke Shimada]] of [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Games|Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 2014: Bajrang bags silver, Narsingh Yadav grapples bronze in wrestling |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-games-2014-bajrang-bags-silver-narsingh-yadav-grapples-bronze-in-wrestling/ |website=The Indian Express |date=2014-09-29 |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Athletes_Profile {{!}} Biographies {{!}} Sports|url = http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5123766&lang=en|website = www.incheon2014ag.org|access-date = 2015-11-02|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141001155747/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5123766&lang=en|archive-date = 1 October 2014|df = dmy-all}}</ref>

In honour of his bronze medal, Narsingh, along with [[Seema Antil|Seema Punia]], was awarded a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|state government]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games: Uttar Pradesh Government Announces Cash Awards for Seema Punia, Narsingh Pancham Yadav |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230684-asian-games-uttar-pradesh-government-announces-cash-awards-for-seema-punia-narsingh-pancham-yadav |website=NDTVSports.com |access-date=2015-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193808/http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230684-asian-games-uttar-pradesh-government-announces-cash-awards-for-seema-punia-narsingh-pancham-yadav |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2015–present ===

At the [[2015 Asian Wrestling Championships]], Yadav, who has been included in the 74&nbsp;kg category in the absence of double-Olympic medalist [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]], lost to [[Daisuke Shimada]] of Japan 9–12 in the qualification round, but qualified for the repechage round after the latter reached the final. In his repechage bout, he defeated [[Byungmin Kong]] of South Korea 15–4 to enter the bronze-medal play-off. He bagged 3–1 classification points to outplay [[Zhiger Zakirov]] of [[Kazakhstan]] and won the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Wrestling Database |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=DB34E3D1ED80481CB39CF4319DA57FFD&gkl=5 |website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrestling: Vinesh bags silver; Narsingh Yadav wins bronze in Asian championship|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-wrestling-vinesh-bags-silver-narsingh-yadav-wins-bronze-in-asian-championship-2084175|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=7 May 2015|access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref>

Competing at the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships|2015 World Championships]] in [[Las Vegas]], Yadav won 3:1 in the first round over Hanoch Rachamin of Israel. His next opponent was [[Soner Demirtaş|Soner Demirtas]] of Turkey whom he beat 3:1. In the third round, Narsingh was up against [[Liván López|Livan Lopez Azcuy]] of Cuba and won 4:1. In the fourth round, he lost 3:1 to [[Pürevjavyn Önörbat|Unurbat Purevjav]] of Mongolia. This allowed him to contest for the bronze medal bout which he almost lost to [[Zelimkhan Khadjiev]] of [[France]] who was leading 12-4 with just a minute to go, and right out of nowhere he pulled a headlock and pinned [[Zelimkhan Khadjiev]] with a point tally of 8-12.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Wrestling Database |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=3E495C92770D4AEC9208939E841541E7&kaempfe=1&wkid=1F195AD0291842159A21D4F8C57AB5AD&gkl=5&spid=3E495C92770D4AEC9208939E841541E7 |website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

The bronze medal bout made news across India not just for his spectacular comeback but also because of one particular move – the 'Dhak' move used in dangals or local wrestling clubs across India. Yadav's assistant coach Jagmal Singh who had coached Yadav for ten years recounted, "It’s called Dhak. It’s a showboating wrestling move people use on mud-courts during big village-based tournaments. It's a crowd pleaser. But very difficult to pull off accurately."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhak-knight rises: Narsingh Yadav won with blockbuster move |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/dhak-knight-rises-narsingh-yadav-won-with-blockbuster-move/ |website=The Indian Express |date=2015-09-16 |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

====2016 Olympics controversy====
Having won bronze at the World Championships qualified Yadav to the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]] but [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]], who had missed the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification event due to injury, asked for a trial between himself and Narsingh and moved his request to the [[Delhi High Court]]. It was only after his appeal was rejected that it was confirmed that Narsingh was going to the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/wrestling/2016/jun/06/sushil-kumar-s-olympic-dream-over-hc-dismisses-plea|title=Sushil Kumar's Olympic dream over, HC dismisses plea|last=SportsCafeIND|date=2016-06-06|website=SportsCafe.in|access-date=2016-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/olympics2016/story/sushil-kumar-narsingh-yadav-rio-olympics-delhi-high-court-wfi/1/685058.html | title=Sushil Kumar's Olympic dreams over, Narsingh Yadav set for Rio | publisher=[[India Today]] | date=6 June 2016 | access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref> However, Yadav failed two anti-doping tests, conducted on 25 June and 5 July 2016, testing positive for [[metandienone]], which he asserted was to "sabotage" his chances of competing at the Olympics, following which he was given a clean chit by NADA.<ref>{{cite news|title=After NADA clearance, wrestler Narsingh Yadav sets sight on Rio 2016 Olympics|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/narsingh-yadav-cleared-by-nada-panel-sights-set-on-2948408/|access-date=19 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> The [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] challenged the decision and the case was moved to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]]. A day prior to Yadav's first bout at the Olympics, on 18 August 2016, he was handed a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Narsingh Yadav banned for four years, out of Rio 2016 Olympics|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/narsingh-yadav-banned-for-four-years-by-cas-india-wrestling-wrestler-doping-dope-2984420/|access-date=19 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

=== [[Pro Wrestling League]] ===
For the inaugural edition of the Pro Wrestling League, Narsingh was bought by the Bangalore franchise, owned by JSW Sports, during the auction conducted in [[New Delhi]]. The World Championship bronze medallist was the marquee player picked up by the Bangalore franchise for Rs 34.5 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/JSW-bag-Narsingh-at-Pro-Wrestling-League-auction/articleshow/49648515.cms |title=JSW bags Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League Auction |date=2015-11-04 |access-date=2015-11-05 |website=Times of India |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com }}</ref>

The Pro Wrestling League is scheduled to kick off from 10 December till 27 December.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh – The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pro-wrestling-league-yogeshwar-dutt-gets-rs-39-7-lakh-offer-sushil-kumar-rs-38-2-lakh/articleshow/49651282.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=2015-11-05 |date=2015-11-04|last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja }}</ref>

== Felicitations and awards ==
During the legendary [[Pelé|Pele's]] visit to India to attend the final of the [[Subroto Cup Football Tournament|Subroto Cup]], Narsingh was invited to a special dinner hosted by the organisers of the Subroto Cup and felicitated for his contributions to the sport of wrestling in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Zico-Gets-Compatriot-Pele-Backing-for-FIFA-Top-Job/2015/10/16/article3082655.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232647/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Zico-Gets-Compatriot-Pele-Backing-for-FIFA-Top-Job/2015/10/16/article3082655.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=Zico Gets Compatriot Pele Backing for FIFA Top Job |date=2015-10-16 |access-date=2015-11-02 }}</ref>

== Other titles ==
* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2012 – Fourth place<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Wrestling Database |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=66B34C213A4F4A1FA79ACA48583D2EC7&gkl=5 |website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
Yadav was given the job of deputy superintendent of police by the state after his 2010 Commonwealth medal. However he was caught cheating in an internal exam and faced an inquiry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-cwg-gold-medalist-grappler-narsingh-yadav-s-job-prospects-hit-by-copying-in-exam-likely-to-face-suspension-1999353 |title=CWG gold medalist grappler Narsingh Yadav's job prospects hit by copying in exam, likely to face suspension |date=2014-07-03 |access-date=2015-11-02 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DATABASE Narsingh Yadav – FILA database]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161126012044/http://www.narsinghyadav.com/ Official website]
* {{UWW|id=yadav-narsingh-pancham}}
* {{IWD|name=Narsingh Yadav}}

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Latest revision as of 01:48, 1 June 2024

Narsingh Yadav
Yadav at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
Personal information
Birth nameNarsingh Pancham Yadav
Nationality India
Born (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationWrestler
SpouseShilpi Sheoran[1]
Websitehttp://www.narsinghyadav.com/
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 74 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 74 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty 79 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi 74 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Melbourne 74 kg

Narsingh Pancham Yadav (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category.[2]

He was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed against the decision of the National Anti-Doping Agency to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for anabolic steroids. The National Anti-Doping Agency claimed Yadav's sample had been sabotaged by a rival.[3][4]

He is a triple Maharashtra Kesari, a title in Indian kushti. He is the first wrestler to win the title 3 times in a row for 2011, 2012 and 2013. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012 for his contribution to wrestling.

Personal life and family

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Narsingh Yadav is the son of Pancham Yadav and Bhulna Devi from eastern Uttar Pradesh. Narsingh and his brother Vinod Yadav both lived with their father Pancham and his mother in Neema village in Varanasi. Both the brothers became wrestlers. His brother Vinod Yadav is a ticket collector in the Indian Railways. Narsingh has been training since he was 13 and is currently a resident of suburban Kandivali in Mumbai. Narsingh is a Deputy superintendent of police in Maharashtra Police.[5] Narsingh Yadav is married to wrestler Shilpi Sheoran.

Career

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He won a gold medal in the Asian championships, in the freestyle 74 kg, in 2010.

2010 Commonwealth Games

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At the Games held at home in New Delhi, India, Narsingh Yadav was a last-minute replacement and competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg category.

He managed to surprise everyone and won the gold medal, beating Richard Brian Addinall of South Africa in the gold medal bout.[6]

2011 Commonwealth Championship

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In Melbourne, Australia, Narsingh finished second in the Commonwealth Championship winning the silver medal, losing in the final to Cleopas Ncube of Canada.[7]

2012 Olympics

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At the Olympics in London, Narsingh Yadav lost his opening bout against Matt Gentry of Canada in the 74 kg freestyle event and was knocked out of the tournament.[8]

2014 Asian Games

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In the round of 16 in Incheon, South Korea, Narsingh lost 1:3 to Rashid Kurbanov of Uzbekistan. With the Uzbek grappler qualifying for the final, Narsingh was able to compete for a medal through the repechage where he first faced Ramazan Kambarov of Turkmenistan and beat him 4:1. In the bronze medal bout, he was successful in securing the bronze medal with a 3:1 win over Daisuke Shimada of Japan.[9][10]

In honour of his bronze medal, Narsingh, along with Seema Punia, was awarded a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh by the state government of Uttar Pradesh.[11]

2015–present

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At the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships, Yadav, who has been included in the 74 kg category in the absence of double-Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, lost to Daisuke Shimada of Japan 9–12 in the qualification round, but qualified for the repechage round after the latter reached the final. In his repechage bout, he defeated Byungmin Kong of South Korea 15–4 to enter the bronze-medal play-off. He bagged 3–1 classification points to outplay Zhiger Zakirov of Kazakhstan and won the bronze medal.[12][13]

Competing at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, Yadav won 3:1 in the first round over Hanoch Rachamin of Israel. His next opponent was Soner Demirtas of Turkey whom he beat 3:1. In the third round, Narsingh was up against Livan Lopez Azcuy of Cuba and won 4:1. In the fourth round, he lost 3:1 to Unurbat Purevjav of Mongolia. This allowed him to contest for the bronze medal bout which he almost lost to Zelimkhan Khadjiev of France who was leading 12-4 with just a minute to go, and right out of nowhere he pulled a headlock and pinned Zelimkhan Khadjiev with a point tally of 8-12.[14]

The bronze medal bout made news across India not just for his spectacular comeback but also because of one particular move – the 'Dhak' move used in dangals or local wrestling clubs across India. Yadav's assistant coach Jagmal Singh who had coached Yadav for ten years recounted, "It’s called Dhak. It’s a showboating wrestling move people use on mud-courts during big village-based tournaments. It's a crowd pleaser. But very difficult to pull off accurately."[15]

2016 Olympics controversy

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Having won bronze at the World Championships qualified Yadav to the 2016 Rio Olympics but Sushil Kumar, who had missed the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification event due to injury, asked for a trial between himself and Narsingh and moved his request to the Delhi High Court. It was only after his appeal was rejected that it was confirmed that Narsingh was going to the 2016 Rio Olympics.[16][17] However, Yadav failed two anti-doping tests, conducted on 25 June and 5 July 2016, testing positive for metandienone, which he asserted was to "sabotage" his chances of competing at the Olympics, following which he was given a clean chit by NADA.[18] The World Anti-Doping Agency challenged the decision and the case was moved to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A day prior to Yadav's first bout at the Olympics, on 18 August 2016, he was handed a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[19]

Pro Wrestling League

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For the inaugural edition of the Pro Wrestling League, Narsingh was bought by the Bangalore franchise, owned by JSW Sports, during the auction conducted in New Delhi. The World Championship bronze medallist was the marquee player picked up by the Bangalore franchise for Rs 34.5 lakh.[20]

The Pro Wrestling League is scheduled to kick off from 10 December till 27 December.[21]

Felicitations and awards

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During the legendary Pele's visit to India to attend the final of the Subroto Cup, Narsingh was invited to a special dinner hosted by the organisers of the Subroto Cup and felicitated for his contributions to the sport of wrestling in India.[22]

Other titles

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  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2012 – Fourth place[23]

Controversy

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Yadav was given the job of deputy superintendent of police by the state after his 2010 Commonwealth medal. However he was caught cheating in an internal exam and faced an inquiry.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestlers Narsingh and Shilpi to marry | off the field News - Times of India".
  2. ^ The Hindu
  3. ^ "Rio Games: Narsingh Yadav's Olympic dream over after 4-year doping suspension". The Times of India. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Narsingh Yadav's Rio dreams over, wrestler handed four-year ban by Court of Arbitration". India Today. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ "With gold, Mumbai man does India proud | TopNews Sports". www.topnews.in. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Wrestler Narsingh Yadav bows out of London Olympics". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Asian Games 2014: Bajrang bags silver, Narsingh Yadav grapples bronze in wrestling". The Indian Express. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". www.incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Asian Games: Uttar Pradesh Government Announces Cash Awards for Seema Punia, Narsingh Pancham Yadav". NDTVSports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Wrestling: Vinesh bags silver; Narsingh Yadav wins bronze in Asian championship". Daily News and Analysis. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Dhak-knight rises: Narsingh Yadav won with blockbuster move". The Indian Express. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  16. ^ SportsCafeIND (6 June 2016). "Sushil Kumar's Olympic dream over, HC dismisses plea". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Sushil Kumar's Olympic dreams over, Narsingh Yadav set for Rio". India Today. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ^ "After NADA clearance, wrestler Narsingh Yadav sets sight on Rio 2016 Olympics". The Indian Express. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Narsingh Yadav banned for four years, out of Rio 2016 Olympics". The Indian Express. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  20. ^ "JSW bags Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League Auction". Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  21. ^ Sharma, Ravi Teja (4 November 2015). "Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Zico Gets Compatriot Pele Backing for FIFA Top Job". 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  23. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  24. ^ "CWG gold medalist grappler Narsingh Yadav's job prospects hit by copying in exam, likely to face suspension". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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