Can Vinesh Phogat's disqualification be overturned? PM Modi dials IOA President PT Usha
Aug 08, 2024, at 04:04 am
Vinesh Phogat, a renowned wrestler who was almost certain of winning an Olympic medal but got disqualified from competing in the women's 50 kg final match, has sparked widespread disappointment nationwide.
May 29, 2024, at 08:26 pm
A Toyota Fortuner SUV belonging to the convoy of former wrestling boss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son hit a bike in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda region on Wednesday which left at least two people, including a 17-year-old, dead.
Brij Bhushan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh elected new WFI chief
Dec 21, 2023, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been elected the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India in the elections held on December 21, media reports said.
Jun 18, 2023, at 02:05 am
New Delhi: Wrestler Sakshi Malik has claimed in a video statement that the minor wrestler withdrew her sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment as her family was threatened.
'Remarkable wrestler': PM Modi congratulates Ravi Kumar Dahiya for winning silver at Tokyo Olympics
Aug 06, 2021, at 02:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Ravi Kumar Dahiya for winning the Silver Medal in wrestling at Tokyo Olympics 2020 and called him a remarkable wrestler.
Manohar Lal Khattar announces Rs 4 crore for wrestler Ravi Dahiya after his Olympics silver win
Aug 06, 2021, at 01:06 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced a cash award of Rs 4 crore for wrestler Ravi Dahiya who won silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.
Delhi court junks Sushil Kumar's plea seeking special food, health supplements in jail
Jun 10, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi Court on Wednesday dismissed Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar's application seeking special food and supplements in the prison where he is lodged in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler.
Screengrab of video shows Olympian Sushil Kumar, aides beating wrestler who died later
May 28, 2021, at 07:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A screenshot of the video, in which Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar and his friends are seen brutally beating a fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar has surfaced. The victim, who is seen lying on the ground, later died of the injuries in a hospital and Kumar went into hiding but was arrested Sunday last.
Rio: Sakshi Malik defeated, still in contention for bronze medal
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:14 am
Rio, Aug 17 (IBNS): Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik was defeated in the women's freestyle 58 kg quarters event of the Rio Olympics by Russia's Valeriia Koblova on Wednesday.