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
Riot continues in wrestling. Female wrestler protesting in Brijbhushan Singh case Vinesh Phogat Has returned his Arjun Award. Vinesh is the second wrestler after Bajrang Punia, who has returned her award. Actually, she was going to return her award to PMO, at the same time she was stopped by the police. Vinesh then protested and … 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
top indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat Asian Games 2023 has been ruled out due to a knee injury on 13 August. Vinesh took the support of social media to announce this on Tuesday. He will have knee surgery on 17th August. He said, ‘A few days back I had injured my knee during training. After scanning … 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
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) outgoing president of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh The RSS has claimed that 22 out of 25 state units attended a meeting called by them on Sunday. He said that for the federation elections on August 12, their candidates for various posts would be announced on July 31. The last date … Read more
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) A member of the ad-hoc committee appointed by the U.S. to run wrestling said that he would propose to the committee that if Bajrang Punia And Vinesh Phogat should be dropped from India’s Asian Games team if she loses the upcoming trials for the World Championships. Bajrang (men’s freestyle 65kg) and … Read more
Facing criticism from wrestling fraternity for accepting exemption from Asian Games trials Vinesh Phogat And Bajrang Punia Said on Monday that he was pained that young wrestlers dragged him to court but at the same time he was happy that junior wrestlers have started fighting for their rights. An ad hoc panel of the Indian … Read more