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01 Mar 2023

Wrestling Row: WFI President Brij Bhushan Appears Before Probe Committee

WFI President Brij Bhushan evaded the waiting media at the SAI headquarters, saying the investigation is still on and he won’t like to make any comment at this point of time.

27 Feb 2023

Vinesh Phogat Alleges Oversight Committee Member ‘Leaked Information’

Vinesh Phogat, who is one of the national wrestlers demanding the removal of Brij Bhushan from the wrestling body, has claimed that a member of the probe committee is leaking ‘sensitive information’ to the media.

20 Jan 2023

Wrestling sexual harassment charges: Meeting with Sports minister inconclusive

The wrestlers left Anurag Thakur’s house at 1:45 am and did not speak to the reporters waiting outside. Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Sakshi Malik and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat were part of the meeting.

19 Jan 2023

Wrestling sexual harassment allegations: Ministry demands explanation from WFI

In its communication to WFI, the Ministry has stated that ‘since the matter pertains to the well-being of athletes, the Ministry has taken a very serious view of the matter’.

Wrestlers protest

18 Jan 2023

'Sexually harassed...': Vinesh Phogat accuses WFI president with big charges

Indian wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and CWG 2022 winner Vinesh Phogat accused Wrestling Federaton of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan of sexually harrassing the women wrestlers

20 Oct 2022

Under-23 World Wrestling: Sajan Bhanwala, Nitesh and Vikas bring 3 bronze

Sajan Bhanwala won India’s first Greco-Roman medal in U-23 Wrestling World Championship. The wrestler got the better of Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi.

World Wrestling Championships 2022

19 Sep 2022

Bajrang creates RECORD, settles for bronze at World Wrestling Championships

It was Bajrang Punia’s fourth medal at the world championships. With his silver in 2018 and bronze medals in 2013 and 2019, he was already India’s most successful wrestler at the world championships coming into this edition.

01 Sep 2022

Sakshi Malik on how completing studies helps helps her tackle many challenges

Sakshi says that she still rues the fact that when she was down and struggling, she did not have a mentor to help her battle the tough time. Speaking at a webine organised by Inspire Institute of Sports, she spoke on the importance of the mentors in sports.

Commonwealth Games 2022

07 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Wrestler Divya Kakran has a SPECIAL message for Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated and applauded Kakran’s feat in the Commonwealth Games 2022 via a Twitter post. However, the athele had more to express than just gratitude.

06 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Hat-trick of GOLD for Vinesh Phogat, beats SL's Chamodya Keshani

India's Vinesh Phogat defeated Chamodya Keshani of Sri Lanka in the 53 kg Women's freestyle Wrestling final on Saturday (August 6). Indian wrestlers Pooja Gehlot (50 kg), Vinesh Phogat (53 kg), Anshu Malik (57 kg), Sakshi Malik (62 kg), Divya Kakran (68 kg) and Pooja Dhanda (76 kg) were selected for the Women's Wrestling team. (Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins GOLD at CWG 2022 Birmingham, beats Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in final)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

06 Aug 2022

Ravi Dahiya wins GOLD at CWG 2022 Birmingham, beats Nigeria's Welson in final

Ravi Kumar Dahiya defeated Pakistan's Asad Ali 12-4 in the men's freestyle 57kg to enter the final at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham

05 Aug 2022

Sakshi Malik wins maiden gold in CWG, beats Canada's Godinez Gonzalez in 62 kg

Bajrang Punia bags India's first gold medal in Wrestling, beats Canada's Lachlan McNeil)

06 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia bags India's first gold medal in Wrestling

Bajrang Punia won gold medal for India beating Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the 65 kg category Wrestling final

05 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia, Sakshi, Anshu secure silver for India in wrestling

Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Anshu Malik have secured a silver medal for their country at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham, in their respective weight categories.

28 Jun 2022

WWE RAW results: Cena celebrates 20th anniversary in an action-packed return

Vince McMahon introduced John Cena to the ring and he walked past a row of WWE locker room members standing up and applauding him.

30 May 2022

CWG trial slap controversy: Referee Jagbir Singh's decision backed by UWW

WFI has now suspended mat chairman Sanjay Kumar and judges Jitender Mann for one year each The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was accused of bias by Satender on social media

10 May 2022

WWE: Roman Reigns hints at retirement from professional wrestling - WATCH

Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to become the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns is called 'The Big Dog' by his fans

23 Apr 2022

India's Ravi Dahiya clinches gold at Asian Wrestling Championships

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya beat Kazakhstan's Kalzhan Rakhat 12-2 (by virtual superiority) in the 57kg final of the Asian Wrestling Championships to grab gold medal.

Commonwealth Games 2026

15 Apr 2022

'It is not right', Bajrung Punia upset with wrestling being dropped from CWG

Archery, Shooting and Wrestling have been sidelined by the sporting discilpines of Commonwealth Games 2026

14 Mar 2022

WWE legend Scott Hall on life support after suffering three heart attacks

Scott Hall, also known as Razor Ramon, was one of the founding member of WCW’s New World Order (NOW) along with Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash.

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