NEW DELHI: Wrestling’s world governing body on Tuesday lifted suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect.The United World Wrestling (UWW) met on February 9 to review the suspension of WFI and subsequently decided to lift the ban.UWW however directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no…
NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry issued a stern warning of legal consequences against suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh. The ministry deemed Sanjay’s recent claims, specifically regarding government recognition of WFI, as “absolutely baseless and mischievous.”Emphasising the suspension of WFI for violating its own constitution, the ministry reiterated that any tournament organised…
NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has expressed her reservations regarding the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), specifically urging the exclusion of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-loyalist Sanjay Singh from the body.Malik had previously announced her retirement on December 21 in protest against Singh’s election as the WFI President.Addressing the media, Sakshi Malik emphasized…
The Khel Ratna is the country’s highest sporting honour. New Delhi: Four days after announcing that she would return her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, wrestler Vinesh Phogat left the accolades on a pavement on Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Saturday. She did this after the Delhi Police stopped her from going to the…
NEW DELHI: In yet another twist in the ongoing wrestlers vs WFI crisis, star India grappler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards. The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Vinesh left her Arjuna and Khel Ratna Awards in the middle on Kartavya Path pavement in the national capital after…
NEW DELHI: The scandal-hit Wrestling Federation of India on Friday moved its office out of the residence of former president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Sports Ministry last Sunday suspended the federation for flouting rules by hastily announcing championships and had also raised serious objections to the office being at Bhushan Sharan’s…
Some of India’s elite wrestlers have been taking a stance against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). They have been consistently raising their voices against Singh, who is accused of sexual abuse. Now, some of these wrestlers have decided to return their awards in a stand against the…
ROHTAK: Former Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt stated that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and called it the “saddest” part of a player’s career, following grappler Sakshi Malik’s retirement announcement from wrestling.“Taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete, but I will say that it is very sad for a…
Sanjay Singh was elected the the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday. The WFI elections were held on Thursday after several postponements earlier in the year. The voting took place on Thursday in New Delhi, and the counting began soon after. A panel of Sanjay Singh won the WFI election…
