[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s ace wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sarita Mor on Tuesday expressed their disappointment over not being consulted before the Oversight Committee was formed and said that they were assured that they would be consulted before the formation.The union ministry of youth affairs and …
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[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he is contemplating filing a defamation case against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly dragging him and his son Deepender Hooda in the row over sexual harassment charges against Singh.The former Haryana chief minister also reiterated his …
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[ad_1] Images of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh attending the senior national open ranking wrestling championship in Gonda agitated the wrestling community after the protesting wrestlers had called off their three-day long protest at Jantar Mantar on the assurance of Thakur that Singh would not interfere in the day-to-day functioning of …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Saturday decided to suspend all activities of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) until the Oversight Committee is formally appointed and takes over the day-to-day activities of the federation.This includes the suspension of the ongoing ranking competition, and the return of entry fees …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The union ministry of sports announced the suspension of Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday.The suspended WFI official denied any communication regarding his suspension, stating that this news reached him through ANI when the news agency contacted him to get …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday formed a seven-member committee, headed by six-time world champion woman boxer MC Mary Kom, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been camping in his constituency of Gonda …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Defending her stance of not revealing the names of the victims, Commonwealth gold medalist Vinesh Phogat on Friday clarified that why she has not mentioned the names so far as it would put the young wrestlers and their families in danger and said that it was one …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: “Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a dictator. He should be out”, India’s star wrestler Amit Dahiya, who is one of the wrestlers protesting against the WFI President at Jantar Mantar currently, told TimesofIndia.com in an interview. Several ace wrestlers of the country including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Thursday said she is “deeply concerned and disturbed” by the sexual harassment allegations by renowned wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying the national Olympic body will do everything possible to safeguard the …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The country’s top wrestlers on Thursday vowed to intensify their protest, saying the government has given them an assurance but no “satisfactory response” and they will lodge multiple FIRs against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh if the Wrestling Federation of India is not disbanded immediately.The wrestlers, …
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