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Paris-bound Antim Panghal Wants To Emulate Sushil Kumar’s Olympics Wrestling Feat

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Paris-bound Antim Panghal Wants To Emulate Sushil Kumar’s Olympics Wrestling Feat

Vinesh Phogat, Indian wrestling’s poster girl, has competition. Nineteen-year-old Antim Panghal, the nation’s first-ever under-20 world wrestling champion, wants to set the bar so high that “no one (in India) can ever break my records.” Both Vinesh and Antim are from Haryana but their commonality ends there. In a fresh episode of the ‘Fit India…

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WWE: The Rock Reveals Bizarre ‘Naked’ Condition For Wrestling John Cena After Oscars Act

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WWE: The Rock Reveals Bizarre ‘Naked’ Condition For Wrestling John Cena After Oscars Act

John Cena dominated headlines after appearing seemingly ‘naked’ at the Oscars 2024 ceremony and the incident went viral on social media. Cena also shared a moment with fellow WWE wrestler The Rock at the Oscars and the picture of their meeting prompted a huge conversation surrounding a possible match between the two legends in the…

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Ad-Hoc Committee Decided To Allow Vinesh Phogat To Compete In Two Categories: Bhupender Singh Bajwa

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Ad-Hoc Committee Decided To Allow Vinesh Phogat To Compete In Two Categories: Bhupender Singh Bajwa

The ad-hoc committee chairman for wresting, Bhupender Singh Bajwa, categorically stated on Monday that all the three members on the IOA-constituted panel agreed to Vinesh Phogat’s request to compete in both 50kg and 53kg category at the national trials in Patiala despite the UWW rules stating that a competitor can take part in just one…

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Drama At Wrestling Trials: Vinesh Phogat Wins 50kg Bout After Holding Up Proceedings

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Drama At Wrestling Trials: Vinesh Phogat Wins 50kg Bout After Holding Up Proceedings

Patiala: Keen to ensure that she remains in reckoning for the Paris Games, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat did not let the selection trials start in the women’s 50kg and 53kg categories and demanded a written assurance from the authorities that a final trial will be held in the 53kg weight class before the Olympics. Following…

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Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Eliminated From Paris Olympics Qualification Race

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Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Eliminated From Paris Olympics Qualification Race

File photo of Bajrang Punia© X (formerly Twitter) Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya — both Tokyo Games medallists — were on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics qualification after losing their respective bouts in the selection trials for the upcoming international tournaments. Punia, who was a prominent face of protest against former…

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WFI To Withdraw Circular On Conducting Trials For Upcoming Events

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WFI To Withdraw Circular On Conducting Trials For Upcoming Events

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which has been placed under suspension by the Centre, told the Delhi High Court on Thursday it will withdraw its circular on conducting selection trials for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 and Asian Olympic Games Qualifier Wrestling Tournament. Taking note of the statement made by WFI’s counsel, Justice…

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WFI To Allow Only ‘Genuine’ Wrestlers To Compete At Trials

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WFI To Allow Only ‘Genuine’ Wrestlers To Compete At Trials

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would allow wrestlers from their original states to compete at the upcoming trials and one grappler will be compete in to compete in more than one categories over two days of selection competition, starting March 10. In its circular issued on Tuesday, the WFI, wrote, “Wrestlers participated in Senior…

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Delhi High Court Asks Centre, WFI To Reply To Wrestlers’ Plea Against Federation Elections

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Delhi High Court Asks Centre, WFI To Reply To Wrestlers’ Plea Against Federation Elections

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on a petition filed by wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian for declaring as illegal the December 2023 elections held by the sports body and setting it aside. Justice Sachin Datta…

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National Camp For Senior Wrestlers To Begin After Trials: WFI

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National Camp For Senior Wrestlers To Begin After Trials: WFI

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is gearing up for the senior National camp after almost 15 months with Delhi likely to replace Patiala as the venue because of the ongoing farmers’ protest. The WFI-organised National camps are on hold since January 2023 when the country’s three elite wrestlers accused then WFI president Brij Bhushan…

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World Body Ready To Lift Suspension Of WFI After Alections: Nenad Lalovic

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World Body Ready To Lift Suspension Of WFI After Alections: Nenad Lalovic

United World Wrestling (UWW) will not interfere in the pending case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of Indian women grapplers by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but will “listen to the voices of athletes” if they approach the world body again, its chief Nenad Lalovic said on Monday. Seven wrestlers, including Olympic…

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