Alka Tomar

Prominent among them included actors Kangana Ranaut and Esha Gupta, fashion designer Rina Dhaka, singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary, Padma Shree awardee dancers Nalini and Kamlini and vocalist Padma Shree Sumitra Guha.

Sushil Kumar, two-time Olympic-medallist wrestler, Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil's coach, has been recommended for Padma Bhushan by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alka Tomar and Olympian Rajiv Tomar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, to be held in Melbourne, Australia from Friday.

India wrestlers have clinched 15 medals in the Delhi games till now and six of them have come from girls. And it is the state of Haryana, which is struggling to improve its gender ratio because of female infanticide, that is the breeding ground for these medalists.

Hosts India have now claimed 20 Gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and fans all across are egging the sportsmen and women to win more of the 'yellow metal' and do the country proud.

India's top woman wrestler Alka Tomar and youngster Anita won gold medals in their respective 59 kg and 67 kg freestyle categories respectively to make it a memorable day for hosts at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.

The WFI has recommended Beijing-bound Yogheswar Dutt and 2007 World Championship bronze medallist Alka Tomar for Arjuna Awards for year 2007.

Prominent among them included actors Kangana Ranaut and Esha Gupta, fashion designer Rina Dhaka, singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary, Padma Shree awardee dancers Nalini and Kamlini and vocalist Padma Shree Sumitra Guha.

Sushil Kumar, two-time Olympic-medallist wrestler, Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil's coach, has been recommended for Padma Bhushan by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alka Tomar and Olympian Rajiv Tomar will spearhead the Indian challenge at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, to be held in Melbourne, Australia from Friday.

India wrestlers have clinched 15 medals in the Delhi games till now and six of them have come from girls. And it is the state of Haryana, which is struggling to improve its gender ratio because of female infanticide, that is the breeding ground for these medalists.

Hosts India have now claimed 20 Gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and fans all across are egging the sportsmen and women to win more of the 'yellow metal' and do the country proud.

India's top woman wrestler Alka Tomar and youngster Anita won gold medals in their respective 59 kg and 67 kg freestyle categories respectively to make it a memorable day for hosts at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.

The WFI has recommended Beijing-bound Yogheswar Dutt and 2007 World Championship bronze medallist Alka Tomar for Arjuna Awards for year 2007.