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Wrestlers Demand Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s Intervention To Resolve Wrestling World Championships Withdrawal Issue

October 25, 2024 admin

File image of Mansukh Mandaviya.Â© 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,…

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Wrestling Federation Withdraws India From World Championship, Writes To World Body UWW About Government Interference

October 24, 2024 admin

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…

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Wrestler Sakshi Malik’s Memoir To Be Out In October

August 29, 2024 admin

One of India’s top women wrestlers Sakshi Malik will come out with her memoir in October in which she gives an “honest account” of her life — the highs, lows, and everything in between. Published by Juggernaut Books, “Witness” is co-authored by Jonathan Selvaraj. In her fiery memoir, Malik tells her story beginning…

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Will Sakshi Malik Come Out Of Retirement? Olympic Bronze Medallist Clears Air

March 4, 2024 admin

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 harassment has left her mentally tormented. The 31-year-old Malik had announced retirement in December last year after Sharan Singh’s close aide Sanjay Singh was elected…

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