The sidelined WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh appeared before the government-appointed oversight committee, which is investigating into sexual abuse allegations against him, and outrightly rejected all the charges.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan wished the players for better performance. Prakash Taran Pushkar, located in Tulsi Nagar, awarded medals to the winners and runners-up of swimming competitions.
The 23-year-old grappler added a second bronze to India's tally after freestyle wrestler Aman Sehrawat had won the men's 57kg bronze on the inaugural day.
The top wrestlers have skipped UWW Ranking Series events in Zagreb and Alexandria as a probe panel is investigating the sexual abuse allegations against WFI chief, who has stepped aside pending enquiry.
The nominees were short-listed on the basis of their achievements by a jury of experts.
Though Bhateri started the bout on a positive note, she was overpowered in the second period with her opponent affecting six takedown moves.
The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate the claims made by the country's top wrestlers that Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed several women wrestlers and intimidated the...
Breaking from traditional norms of a ruthlessly patriarchal society, gutsy girls in a Haryana village rise literally from the dust
Women are fighting against institutionalised sexism and building their reputations in sports administration as much as sport
The 17-year-old Aman defeated Zane Raye Rhodes Richards of USA 10-4 on points in the bronze medal contest to finish on the podium of the ranking tournament.
The AFI vice-president agrees that there are rare cases of harassment of athletes, but feels all allegations cannot be taken at face value.
Babita Phogta will be a part of the Oversight Committee that will carry out an enquiry into the allegations that were levelled by prominent grapplers such as...
The oversight committee managing the WFI affairs had on Wednesday named a 36-member Indian squad for the UWW Ranking Series event, starting February 1 in the...
The Government on Thursday approved the participation of a 55-member Indian wrestling contingent including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, for the Zagreb Open...
Anurag Thakur had on Monday announced that a five-member oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, will investigate the charges against the...
The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult...
The government-appointed Committee will also run the day-to-day affairs of WFI for the next one month.
The former Haryana chief minister also reiterated his demand for an impartial inquiry into the allegations levelled against the head of WFI.
International professional wrestler Dalip Singh, popular as 'The Great Khali' visited RSS Nagpur headquarter to pay tributes to late RSS chief Dr Keshav...
The ministry Saturday said it has directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP.
The ministry also cancelled the Open championship, which was to begin in Sharan's UP stronghold of Gonda.
The sources confirmed this after a meeting held on Saturday between Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and SAI DG Sandip Pradhan...
The WFI sent its reply on Friday evening after being asked by the sports ministry to respond to the allegations within 72 hours.
The tussle between the agitating grapplers and the Wrestling Federation of India ended for the time being after the athletes called off their protest following...
