World wrestling’s apex body United World Wrestling (UWW) has lifted the temporary suspension imposed on India but has also directed the national federation not to take discriminatory action against protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik. UWW had suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on August 23 last year due to its … Read more
Many international medal winning wrestlers from different states Bajrang Punia, Accusing Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik of running a ‘fake movement’, the world’s top wrestling organization UWW has been contacted and requested to intervene for the restoration of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). These three wrestlers met the former president of WFI Brij … Read more
Newly elected President of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh Said on Thursday that the Sports Ministry did not follow proper procedure while suspending the national wrestling body. They will challenge this decision of the government in court. The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the WFI, three days after the elections. The ministry had … Read more
Rahul Gandhi Meet Wrestlers: When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached an arena in Jhajjar district of Haryana at 6.15 am on Wednesday, the wrestlers present there were stunned. There he met a group of wrestlers including Bajrang Punia. According to a senior Congress leader from Jhajjar district, Rahul Gandhi reached ‘Virendra Akhara’ in Chhara village … Read more
World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat On Tuesday returned his Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards to the government in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, as the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Vinesh announced in a letter posted on X (formerly Twitter), I am … Read more
Former President of Indian Wrestling Federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh BJP President JP Nadda Met with. This meeting took place at a time when the Sports Ministry had suspended the new executive of the Indian Wrestling Federation some time ago. Also, all the decisions of the new president Sanjay Singh were put on hold. There … Read more
Bajrang Punia Now the crisis is looming over the exemption given to the trial of the Asian Games. Sports Authority of India (SAI) wants Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang world Championships attend trial for or provide fitness certificate if he wants exemption from this week’s practice in Patiala. Poonia is planning to skip the trials for … Read more
New Delhi: The ad hoc committee running wrestling in the country told on Monday that world Championships Trials will be held in Patiala on 25 and 26 August, in which no wrestler will be exempted. Asian Games Trials Bajrang Punia And the exemption given to Vinesh Phogat caused a huge uproar and most of the … Read more
of India world Championships and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat Said on Thursday that the police have imposed Section 144 at Rajghat in Delhi and have stopped the wrestlers from holding a press conference. India’s top wrestler Vinesh Phogat had announced that a press conference would be organized by the wrestlers on Thursday. Vinesh announced … Read more
New Delhi: Chief of the Delhi state unit of wrestling Jai Prakash has filed nominations for three posts, including that of president, for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections to be held on August 12. The returning officer released the official list of candidates on Tuesday. Apart from Prakash, the vice president of Uttar … Read more