Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Assistant Secretary, Vinod Tomar on Wednesday said he was not aware what ace wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia and others were protesting about.
Ace Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and others protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alleging "harassment of wrestler by WFI through its arbitrary rules and regulations."
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and others protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alleging "harassment of wrestler by WFI through its arbitrary rules and regulations."
Punia took to Twitter and wrote, "The federation's job is to support the players, take care of their sporting needs. If there is a problem, it has to be solved. But what to do if the federation itself creates the problem? Now we have to fight, we will not back down."
While Sangeeta Phogat, the wife of Tokyo Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia, triumphed against Delhi wrestler Sumitra in her gold medal contest, Sarita Mor, a bronze medalist from the world championships, upset Simran in the women's freestyle 59kg final.
Hockey player Manpreet Singh and badminton star PV Sindhu were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony.
Vinesh, accompanied by her physio Ashwini Patil, is training under former Olympic Silver medallist Serafim Barzakov at the camp which will last for 19 days
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
Ace Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia captured a bronze medal in the men's 65 kg category at the recently World Wrestling Championships 2022, by defeating Puerto Rico's Sebastian C Rivera in the bronze medal bout.
Bajrang Punia had picked up the injury during his pre-quarter-final bout at the world championships. However, he produced a spirited fightback to go on to win his fourth world championships medal, a bronze, with a bandage on his head.
Fans flocked to the IGI airport accompanied with celeberatory music being played on dhols and trumpets. They grooved to dhol beats while welcoming Bajrang at the airport.
Ace Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia captured a bronze medal in the men's 65 kg category at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2022, by defeating Puerto Rico's Sebastian C Rivera in the bronze medal bout.