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Nishan Randhawa named head coach of SFU women's wrestling program
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Randhawa will lead the program for the 2026-27 season.
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Bhavana P - Mon, 06, Jul 2026
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Nishan Randhawa / Simon Fraser University
Indian-origin Canadian wrestler Nishan Randhawa was appointed head coach of Simon Fraser University's women's wrestling program for the 2026-27 season, the university announced on July 6.
Randhawa, a former Simon Fraser wrestler and Commonwealth Games gold medalist, will assume the role on July 15. He will be joined by veteran coach Gord Sturrock, who has been named mentor coach and will begin his duties on Aug. 1. Both appointments run through the end of the 2026-27 university season.
"Nishan and Gord bring a rare combination of elite competitive experience and deep coaching expertise to our Women's Wrestling program. Nishan's success on the international stage speaks for itself, and in his recent work as an assistant coach with the Red Leafs, he has already shown he can translate that into results for our athletes,” said Breanne Watson, SFU's director of athletics and business operations.
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Randhawa has been part of the Simon Fraser Red Leafs wrestling program's coaching staff for the past two seasons, serving as lead assistant coach during the 2025-26 campaign after working as a volunteer assistant coach in 2024-25.
Beyond the university program, he has volunteered as a coach with the Guru Gobind Singh Wrestling Club, in his hometown, Abbotsford, Canada since 2015.
Randhawa wrestled for Simon Fraser from 2015 to 2020 and graduated with a degree in criminology in 2021. A seven-time Canadian senior national champion, Randhawa won the gold medal in the 97-kilogram freestyle event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
He also claimed bronze medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and the 2025 Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. Earlier in his career, he won bronze at the 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Brazil.
“It is an honour to be named the head coach of the Simon Fraser University women's wrestling program. SFU has shaped who I am, both as an athlete and as a person, and I am grateful for the opportunity to give back to a program that has such a proud tradition of excellence. I am excited to begin this next chapter and help guide the next generation of student-athletes as they pursue their goals,” said Randhawa.
"My vision is to build a culture where athletes are challenged to reach their full potential while feeling supported every step of the way. I want every wrestler who joins this program to leave not only as a better competitor, but as a stronger, more confident individual. I am proud to lead this program and look forward to building on its legacy,” he added.
The 2026-27 NCAA women's wrestling season begins in November.
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