Vinesh Phogat CAS Verdict: Court calls failed 2nd day weigh-in consequence 'draconian'. Check key highlightsThe Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Vinesh Phogat's appeal after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics for exceeding the wei...
19 Aug, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat breaks her silence on Olympic disqualification with Instagram postVinesh Phogat's bid for an Olympic medal ended in disappointment after she was disqualified for being overweight before her final bout at P...
15 Aug, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
Are there any loopholes that could've worked in Vinesh Phogat's favour during CAS hearing? Here are detailsVinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling final over a 100-gram weigh-in issue is contested at the Court of A...
13 Aug, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat's disqualification: Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya gives statement in Lok SabhaVinesh was disqualifed for being overweight even as she was in the final stages of preparation for her title bout.
07 Aug, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Olympics: Vinesh Phogat rushed to hospital after disqualificationWrestler Vinesh Phogat was hospitalized in Paris on Wednesday, August 7, after being removed from the women’s 50kg final at the Paris Olymp...
07 Aug, 2024, 02.28 PM IST
National Anti-Doping Agency suspends Olympic Medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia once againNational Anti-Doping Agency suspends Olympic Medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia again for anti-doping rule violation after revoking provision...
23 Jun, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
United World Wrestling suspends Bajrang Punia; Sports Authority of India approves training abroad but wrestler cancels tripUnited World Wrestling (UWW) suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of the year for refusing National Anti Doping Agency's (NADA's) dope test...
09 May, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
WFI decides to function at 'no cost to government' model if suspension is not liftedThe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) held a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Noida, where it decided to operate under a 'no cost to the ...
29 Mar, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
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...
18 Mar, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee for wrestling, WFI to take chargeThe Indian Olympic Association dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, citing the lifting of the suspension on the national federatio...
18 Mar, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat makes cut for Asian Olympic qualifiers after unprecedented drama in trialsVinesh Phogat, who has been at the forefront of an emotionally-charged protest against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhus...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.44 AM IST
Ad-hoc panel to hold wrestling trials as scheduled, says officialThe ad-hoc committee for wrestling will hold trials in Sonepat and Patiala for the Asian Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifiers. ...
09 Mar, 2024, 09.48 PM IST
Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia accuse WFI of using devious means to get suspension lifted, threaten fresh protestThe UWW on Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there...
14 Feb, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
IOA cannot exercise control over WFI; UWW should lift ban: WFI chief tells world body chief Lalovic"We would also like to draw your attention to a judgment of the High Court of Delhi against the IOA which was passed on l6th August 2023, w...
06 Jan, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Sports Ministry suspends newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)The Wrestling Federation of India's newly-elected body has been suspended by the Union Sports Ministry due to concerns that it is being con...
24 Dec, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
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...
05 Jun, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
Narsingh Yadav cleared from doping charges; all set for RioThe Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said the process to get Narsingh back in the Olympic squad has been s...
02 Aug, 2016, 11.49 AM IST