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IOA forms 3-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body…
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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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Sharad Pawar welcomes suspension of WFI, says decision should have been taken earlier
Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier. The Sports Ministry…
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Sanjay Singh to meet Sports minister, to seek revocation of WFI’s suspension
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, the newly elected chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WGI) who was suspended by the Centre on Sunday, has said that he would meet Sports minister Anurag…
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Timeline of WFI’s election: From January to December 2023
New Delhi: Following is the timeline of the chain of events up till the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Sunday by the Sports Ministry. It highlights all the…
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Centre tasks IOA to set up panel to manage WFI affairs
New Delhi: Soon after suspending the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India, the Sports Ministry on Sunday asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc body to control and manage the…
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I’m done with wrestling, says ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday said he is “done” with the sport and the newly-elected body will now take care of it…
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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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WFI election: Bajrang Punia to return Padma Shri, ‘personal decision’, says Centre
New Delhi: Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang Punia on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the…
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Wrestlers sexual harassment case: Delhi court grants time to prosecution
New Delhi: Granting some more time to prosecution to file written arguments, a Delhi court on Tuesday also allowed BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan…
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IOA panel for wrestling warns WFI of action for ‘illegally’ communicating with state body
New Delhi: The ad-hoc committee running the sport of wrestling in the country has accused the disbanded WFI of violating the IOA charter by “illegally” communicating with a state association. The Indian…
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Sexual harassment allegations false, motivated: ex-WFI chief Singh tells court
New Delhi: Former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Saturday refuted allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by six women wrestlers, terming them as “false and motivated”. Singh…
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WFI suspension: Mamata accuses Centre of letting down wrestlers; BJP hits back
Kolkata: Expressing concern over the suspension of WFI by United World Wrestling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of disregarding the nation’s wrestlers, prompting criticism from the BJP,…
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Brij Bhushan claims 22 state units attended his meeting
New Delhi: Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh claimed that 22 out of 25 state units attended a meeting hosted by him here on Sunday, adding that…
