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In an ideal world, politics and sport are not meant to be mixed. But then the world of Indian wrestling was far from ideal in 2024 with Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic dejection and the never-ending administrative chaos pulling down a once flourishing sport. From the time when Wrestling Federation of India elections were held,…
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Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has said that the four-year ban imposed on him by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is the result of “personal animosity and a political conspiracy” against him and accused the national doping body of “operating under the government’s influence.” Punia has been suspended for four…
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The National Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday suspended Bajrang Punia for four years for his refusal to provide his sample for dope test on March 10 during selection trials for the national team. NADA had first suspended the Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler on April 23 for the offence following which, the World Governing…
File image of Mansukh Mandaviya.© NDTV A day after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) withdrew the country’s team from the upcoming World Championships, citing government “interference” in its autonomy, the affected grapplers on Friday demanded sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s intervention to resolve the issue. All 12-affected wrestlers, a few accompanied by their parents,…
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday withdrew the Indian team from the World Championship, conveying to world governing body, UWW, that the sports ministry is interfering with its autonomy. The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic categories is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28. The WFI had…
File photo of Sakshi Malik (L) and Vinesh Phogat© AFP Vinesh Phogat responded to allegations from Sakshi Malik that the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh developed cracks when “people close to” Vinesh began to fill her mind with “greed”. Sakshi also alleged that Vinesh and…
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He said that the BJP is “going to form government in Haryana for the third time with a big mandate”. Kurukshetra: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that the Congress is going to be “wiped out” no matter how many alliances it makes for the October 5 Assembly elections. About the ongoing…
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat entered the political arena on Friday by joining the Congress. (File) Chandigarh: Olympic wrestler Bajrang Punia, who joined the Congress, has received a threat message over WhatsApp warning him with dire consequences, police said on Sunday. Bajrang Punia has filed a complaint at Bahalgarh police station in Sonipat. A police…
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Northern Railway has initiated the process of accepting the resignation of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Northern Railway has initiated the process of accepting the resignation of wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, with both players expected to be relieved “as early as possible,” railway sources said…
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Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat joined Congress on Friday (File photo) New Delhi: In response to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s decision to join Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli said that players are the pride of our country and that the party does not do politics on them. “Players are the pride of…