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Sakshi Malik listed among 100 most influential people by Time magazine
New Delhi: Olympic medallist Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has been listed among the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time magazine. Sakshi, India’s only female Olympic medallist in wresting, has been…
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Vinesh, Sakshi urge PM Modi to oust people like Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “do something” to oust “oppressors” like Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from Indian sports, the protesting duo of Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik on Tuesday…
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I won’t return to competitive wrestling: Sakshi Malik
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-winning grappler Sakshi Malik on Monday ruled out a return to competitive wrestling, saying the long-standing protest against former national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual…
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WFI suspension lift: Sakshi, Bajrang threaten fresh protest
New Delhi: Olympic medal-winning grapplers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Wednesday alleged that national federation chief Sanjay Singh used devious means to get the suspension on WFI lifted by United World…
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World wrestling body lifts suspension on India, asks for ‘no discrimination’
New Delhi: Wrestling’s world governing body on Tuesday lifted the provisional suspension on India but directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the…
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Sakshi Malik advices wrestlers to participate in nationals conducted by ad-hoc panel
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday advised the country’s wrestlers to participate in the Nationals conducted by the ad-hoc committee in Jaipur and not in the event organised by…
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Fresh protest erupts in Indian wrestling; this time against Bajrang, Sakshi and Vinesh
New Delhi: The ongoing crisis in Indian wrestling took a fresh twist on Wednesday when hundreds of junior wrestlers assembled at Jantar Mantar here to protest against the loss of one crucial…
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WFI without Sanjay Singh is acceptable to us: Sakshi Malik
New Delhi: Sakshi Malik on Wednesday insisted that she has no issues with the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India if Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-loyalist Sanjay Singh is kept away from the body.…
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Centre suspends newly elected WFI after Sakshi Malik’s retirement
New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after the newly-elected body made a “hasty announcement” of organising the U-15…
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‘It is their personal matter’: WFI president on Sakshi Malik quitting wrestling
Ayodhya: The newly elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh on Saturday stated that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and said he would refrain…
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Not able to bear insult wrestling queen Sakshi Malik quits sports; Indian reputation in danger
The premature retirement of champion woman wrestler Sakshi Malik has brought to the forefront the deplorable state of affairs within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). It also sent out completely wrong signals to the…
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Priyanka meets wrestler Sakshi, assures of support for fight in justice
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday met Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik to express her solidarity and assured her of her support in every way in her fight for…
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Protesting wrestlers will not face vendetta politics: Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers will not face any sort of vendetta politics and they will get the required support from the new federation, outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said…
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Olympic medallist Sakshi quits wrestling as Brij Bhushan’s aide becomes WFI chief
New Delhi: Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday announced her retirement from the sport, protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh winning the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election…
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Never demanded exemption from Asian Games trials: Sakshi Malik
New Delhi: Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday said she never demanded any exemption from Asian Games trials despite the IOA ad-hoc panel offering to consider her case just like compatriots Vinesh…
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