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Vinesh flags fear of bias, says govt to be responsible for any incident in GondaWrestler Vinesh Phogat has issued a stern warning to the Indian government regarding her safety at the upcoming National Open Ranking Tourn...
Wrestlers free to challenge Centre revoking WFI suspension: Delhi HCBajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik, among others, can challenge the Centre's decision to revoke the suspension of the Wrestling...
Bajrang Punia terms his 4-year ban by NADA a "political conspiracy"Wrestler Bajrang Punia received a four-year ban from NADA. He refused a dope test. Punia claims this is a setup. He protested against the W...
Olympic wrestler Bajrang Punia suspended for four years by NADA for refusing doping testBajrang Punia Banned: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia received a four-year suspension from NADA for refusing a dope test. He claimed mistrust...
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's stand on Punia, Phogat's plea over WFI administrationThe Delhi High Court asked the Indian government and the Wrestling Federation of India to respond to a request by wrestlers. The wrestlers ...
India's participation at World Championships cleared, govt to take responsibility if WFI charged with contemptThe government approved the Indian wrestling team's participation in the World Championships after the wrestlers sought Sports Minister Man...
WFI withdraws team from World Championship, writes to UWW about govt interferenceThe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has withdrawn the Indian team from the World Championship due to the sports ministry's interference...
Let WFI work without interference, women wrestlers can get 4-5 medals in 2028: Sanjay SinghWFI President Sanjay Singh expressed confidence in India's potential to win multiple women's wrestling medals at the 2028 Olympics if inter...
WFI to challenge Delhi HC order, says Indian wrestlers' participation in upcoming Worlds in dangerThe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) plans to challenge the Delhi High Court's decision to restore an IOA ad-hoc committee to manage its...
Bajrang handed provisional suspension, WFI to approach WADA after NADA keeps it in 'dark'Bajrang Punia faces provisional suspension at Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Lawyer Vidush Singhania to reply about expired kits. Sanjay Singh s...
WFI Timeline: From allegations, polls to suspension, lifting of ban, dissolving of ad-hoc panelThe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has faced a tumultuous journey, from allegations of sexual exploitation and intimidation to the dis...
Bajrang, Vinesh, retired Sakshi invited by WFI to appear for national trialsThe ministry had also ordered fresh elections, which were held in December last year, but the newly-elected body under Sanjay Singh was sus...
I will personally invite Bajrang, Vinesh and Sakshi for trials: Sanjay SinghWFI President Sanjay Singh assured that wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik won't face discrimination and will be appr...
World wrestling body lifts suspension on Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effectThe United World Wrestling (UWW) has lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect. This means tha...
WFI to challenge its suspension next week, calls EC meeting on January 16The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to challenge its suspension by the Sports Ministry in court next week. The government s...
Fresh protest erupts in Indian wrestling; this time against Bajrang, Sakshi and VineshJunior wrestlers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi gathered at Jantar Mantar, protesting the loss of a crucial year in their careers. ...
Several grapplers seek UWW intervention in resolving wrestling crisis in IndiaWorld governing body for wrestling which suspended WFI a while back has received responses from several international medal-winning wrestle...
Rahul Gandhi becomes wrestler, enters Akhada to meet Bajrang Punia in JhajjarThis meeting comes a day after Vinesh Phogat, a medallist in the World Championship, returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award in opposition...
Wrestlers adamant, demand WFI to be disbanded in meeting with Anurag ThakurOn Thursday night, the protesting wrestlers led by Vinesh and Bajrang besides Sakshi, Anshu Malik, Ravi Dahiya, Sarita Mor, among others me...
Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test, provisionally suspendedIt marks the second consecutive instance of a wrestler being caught in dope net before the Olympics -- the previous being ahead of the 2016...