PATIALA: Celebrated Indian woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday made the cut for Asian Olympic Qualifiers in the 50kg category after being allowed to fight in an unprecedented two weight divisions during the trials where she held up proceedings for almost three hours. Phogat, who has been at the forefront of an emotionally-charged protest against …
Thiruvananthapuram: Retired Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has launched a scathing attack on the country’s iconic sportspersons PT Usha and Mary Kom for not extending support to the public protests by a group of female wrestlers over sexual harassment charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Though Usha and Mary …
After the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India for “not following rules” in the announcement of upcoming wrestling nationals, former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh defended the decision and said nationals in the previously decided locations would ensure that they have resumed on time. Reacting to the controversy that erupted over the election …
After days of opposition by India’s top wrestlers of the Wrestling Federation of India, the Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the newly-elected wrestling body for flouting norms. The ministry, on Sunday, also wrote a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to immediately form an ad-hoc committee that will replace the suspended WFI. Ace wrestlers …
Former wrestler Sakshi Malik has expressed her concern about the lack of written information regarding the suspension of the newly elected body of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) or Sanjay Singh. She emphasized that the wrestlers’ fight is not against the government. While Sakshi appreciated the decision to suspend the WFI, she expressed her …
India’s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, who on Friday announced that he is returning his Padma Shri after former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aide was elected president of the federation, said he will not take the medal back home and placed it on the pavement near Kartavya Path in central Delhi. The Olympic medallist …
Sanjay Singh was elected as the next president of the Wrestling Federation of India on Thursday. He is known to be a close confidante of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He won most of the votes in the delayed polls, as outgoing chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gained indirect control over the sports …
Hangzhou: Bajrang Punia, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou even as three other Indian wrestlers, including the talented Aman Sehrawat, won bronze medals here on Friday. An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting against WFI chief …