Vinesh Phogat
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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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Rahul shares Vinesh Phogat’s award wapsi video, calls PM Modi ‘cruel’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over wrestler Vinesh Phogat leaving her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award on the national capital’s Kartavya Path, saying the…
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Vinesh Phogat places Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards on footpath near PMO
New Delhi: Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards given as a protest against the government’s role in the entire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) saga.…
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WFI elections: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
New Delhi: World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government protesting against the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-loyalist Sanjay Singh as the…
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Bhushan & protesting wrestler Vinesh blame each other for WFI suspension
Gonda: Outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, currently fighting sexual harassment charges levelled by women wrestlers, and celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday blamed each other for the national federation’s suspension…
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Vinesh Phogat slams Brij Bhushan after UWW suspends Wrestling Federation of India
New Delhi: Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medalist wrestler Vinesh Phogat slammed former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Saran Singh after United World Wrestling (UWW) provisionally suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)…
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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat return to India ahead of WFI polls
New Delhi: Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have returned to India after completion of their respective training camps in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul and Budapest. However, Bajrang came back a little…
