Olympics: Anand Mahindra mourns Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification, calls it a 'bad dream'The country is grieving alongside wrestler Vinesh Phogat after her disqualification from the women’s 50kg freestyle event at the Paris Olym...
07 Aug, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat: From protests to stunning Olympic performance - A look at her medals, family, and achievementsOn Tuesday, India's Vinesh Phogat secured a place in the finals of the women's freestyle 50kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics by defeating ...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
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...
26 Feb, 2024, 10.06 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
WFI without Sanjay Singh is acceptable to us: Sakshi MalikSakshi Malik, 31, said they will accept a WFI without Sanjay Singh but ruled out her own involvement in running of the federation. "We don'...
03 Jan, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
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. ...
03 Jan, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
Senior national wrestling camps to commence on February 9National wrestling camps for men and women will begin in Sonepat and Patiala from February 9, following the conclusion of the senior Nation...
01 Jan, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
IOA forms 3-member panel to supervise functioning of scandal-hit WFIThe Indian Olympics Association (IOA) has formed a three-member panel to manage the operations of the suspended Wrestling Federation of Ind...
27 Dec, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, in letter to PM Modi, says returning Khel Ratna and Arjuna awardsWrestler Vinesh Phogat, in a letter to PM Modi, said she has decided to return the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards. Alongside wrestlers Bajran...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
After WFI polls, relief that stalled Nationals will resumeDespite the election of Sanjay Singh as the new chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the national camps and competitions will ...
22 Dec, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
From hardship in Haryana to breaking records in Rio, wrestling icon Sakshi Malik has come a long wayA Haryana native, 31-year-old Sakshi Malik worked her way up from the Akharas in Rohtak to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and event...
22 Dec, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic medal into river. Protesting Indian wrestlers look to emulate himIn an unprecedented event for India, athletes around the world, like the legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali, have stood up for their bel...
31 May, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
Brij Bhushan's comments on our medals demeaning: Protesting wrestlersIndian Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has hit out at Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), fo...
19 May, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
View: Wrestlers’ agitation will show how India really looks at its sportspersons, especially its sportswomenThe protests have started to resemble the Shaheen Bagh protests against the CAA. As in that agitation, this one, too, has women at its epic...
05 May, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Everything you need to know about controversial WFI chiefBrij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), is in serious difficulty following accusations of sexual a...
21 Jan, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year AwardNeeraj, who won his gold medal in the men's javelin in Tokyo, is one of only two Indians to have won individual Olympic gold, the other bei...
02 Feb, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
Injury, poverty, societal pressure: How India’s Golden Girls overcame it all to shine at Asian GamesCourage and fortitude helped these 3 make history.
31 Aug, 2018, 10.35 AM IST