The ad-hoc committee appointed by the Delhi High Court to handle the day-to-day activities of the wrestling federation was Monday resolved by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) saying “there is no further need” of the panel following the withdrawal of the suspension on the WFI by the United World Wrestling (UWW), which has now got…
NEW DELHI: Determined to secure her spot for the Paris Games, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat took a proactive approach by delaying the commencement of the selection trials in the women’s 50kg and 53kg categories. She insisted on receiving written assurance from the authorities guaranteeing a final trial in the 53kg weight class before the Olympics.Upon…
NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has called upon the world governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW), to reinstate the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Punia expressed concern that the revival of the Sanjay Singh-led body has once again exposed wrestlers to “threat and harassment.”On Tuesday, the UWW lifted the provisional suspension…
NEW DELHI: Olympic medal-winning wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Wednesday accused WFI chief Sanjay Singh of using devious means in getting sports body’s suspension lifted by United World Wrestling (UWW). The grapplers also warned of resuming their protest against the federation.The UWW, on Tuesday, revoked the provisional suspension on India but mandated the…
NEW DELHI: Wrestling Federation of India chief Sanjay Singh on Tuesday welcomed United World Wrestling‘s (UWW) decision to lift its suspension. Sanjay Singh also said that the ad-hoc committee led by Bhupinder Singh Bajwa now ‘holds no significance’. The UWW had suspended WFI last year on August 23 due to the national federation’s failure to…
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…
