World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat on Friday accused the Wrestling Federation of India president Sanjay Singh of trying to stop her from competing in the Olympic Qualifiers by creating logistical hurdles for her support staff, saying she is also fearful of being trapped in a doping case. The 29-year-old Phogat, who won 53kg bronze medals …
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided at its Special General Meeting (SGM) that it will start functioning at ‘no cost to the government’ model if its request to lift the suspension is not considered by the Sports Ministry. The WFI had its SGM in Noida after the UWW (the sport’s world governing …
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, stating that there is no further need for its continuation after the revocation of the suspension on the national federation. This decision grants complete administrative control of the sport to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The IOA’s move was guided by the …
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 …
The ad-hoc committee for wrestling on Saturday said it will go ahead with the trials to select the teams for the upcoming Asian Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifiers and the entries will be sent to UWW, the global body, through the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). United World Wrestling (UWW), the world body for the …
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would allow wrestlers from their original states to compete at the upcoming trials and one grappler will be compete in to compete in more than one categories over two days of selection competition, starting March 10. In its circular issued on Tuesday, the WFI, wrote, “Wrestlers participated in Senior …
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 …
The Union Sports Ministry stated that the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) does not have the authority to conduct the Senior National Championships. If they host a tournament, it will be considered “unsanctioned” and “unrecognised”. After the conclusion of the WFI elections last month, the Sports Ministry suspended the body three days later after …
The IOA appointed Bhupinder Singh Bajwa as the chairman of the committee with MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanwar as the members of the committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI. In a letter dated 27 December 2024, the Indian Olympic Association said, “The ad hoc committee is tasked with overseeing and supervising WFI’s …
Following the suspension of the scandal-hit Wrestling Federation of India, the Indian Olympics Association has formed a three-member panel to oversee the operations at WFI, it said on Wednesday. The Ad hoc committee will include Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanwar. Bajwa was part of the interim committee established by the IOA in …