Ms Phogat said she does not want the awards to become a “burden on the path of living with dignity”. New Delhi: Less than a week after Sakshee Malikkh announced her retirement from wrestling and Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri, Vinesh Phogat, the third top wrestler who was part of the protests against former …
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI): Ace wrestlers Sakshee Malikkh quit wrestling after WFI poll results New Delhi: A day after ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh raised concerns regarding the upcoming junior national competitions, the government has suspended the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) panel for the “hasty” announcement. The Sports ministry’s statement also noted that …
After his confidant Sanjay Singh was elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president on Thursday, BJP’s Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh celebrated with supporters at his Delhi residence where he raised a slogan: “Dabdaba to hai, dabdaba to rahega. Yeh to bhagwan ne de rakha hai (influence prevails and will continue. God has given …
Bajrang Punia was one of the wrestlers who had protested against Brij Bhushan. New Delhi: A day after Sakshee Mallikh announced that she was quitting the sport to protest the election of a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, another top wrestler, Bajrang Punia, said …
NEW DELHI: In a mark of protest, Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia said he will return his Padmi Shri to the Prime Minister. This decision comes in response to the election of Sanjay Singh, a loyalist of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.Bajrang took to X (formerly Twitter) to …
Wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he is returning his Padma Shri award as a mark of protest over the results of the recent Wrestling Federation of India elections where Sanjay Singh, a loyalist of the controversial Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as the president. “I am …
Congress leader and boxer Vijender Singh has expressed pain over Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik’s retirement from wrestling and called it a black day in the history of sports in the country. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Singh said sportspersons know how to fight and asked if this can happen with those who brought laurels …
He might have been chosen as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh but Mohan Yadav’s ambition to become an office-bearer of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) did not come to fruition Thursday. An avid wrestler and chief of the Madhya Pradesh Wrestling Association, Yadav was among those who lost in the WFI polls in New …
New Delhi: The election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aide Sanjay Singh to the post of Wrestling Federation of India has prompted Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik to quit the sport. In a press conference, the champion wrestler put her shoe on the table to show her protest and later cried on camera. Reacting to …
Indian wrestler Sangeeta Phogat celebrates a spectacular comeback with a bronze medal win in the 59 kg category at the Budapest Ranking Series 2023 on July 15. With her impressive skills on the mat, the two-time world championships medalist secured a commendable victory in the bronze play-off against Hungary’s Viktoria Borsos, who is the U-20 …