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All demands are being met, allow police to complete probe: Anurag Thakur t
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said that the demand for free and fair elections of the Wrestling Federation of India was taken into consideration. The IOA is working towards it. They asked for a committee which has been already constituted. He has requested the protesting wrestle
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PT Usha meets with protesting wrestlers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Former Indian athlete and The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Wednesday met wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan who has been accused of sexual harassment at Jantar Mantar.
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"PT Usha inspired us, her comments are insensitive", Top wrestlers express
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Earlier, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha said on Thursday that the wrestlers should have approached the IOA earlier instead of going out in the streets against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, who the wrestlers accused
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"Wrestlers should have come to us instead of going out in streets": IOA pr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Over the previous four days, the wrestlers have slept and trained at the protest location. Ace Indian grapplers such as Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and many other wrestlers are involved in the protest against the WFI chief.
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IOA Jt Secy Kalyan Chaubey hails collaborative approach for growth of mult
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had organised 'Chintan Shivir' in Imphal, Manipur inviting Sports Ministries of States/UTs, SAI and National Federations.
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IOA to form ad-hoc committee to conduct WFI Executive Committee elections
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This committee will be functioning for an interim period till a new Executive Committee takes charge. Top wrestlers have now resumed their sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar here in the national capital after filing a complaint at the Connaught Place police station on Friday (April 21) stating
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India makes strong case for inclusion of wrestling, archery, kabaddi at CW
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Indian delegation, led by IOA President PT Usha along with its Acting CEO and Joint Secretary Kalyan Chaubey and Executive Council Member Lt Gen Harpal Singh (Retd.) met the CGF President Dame Louise Martin and her team to discuss & deliberate topics for the development of Indian spo
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PT Usha to establish Athletics Academy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
IOA President and her husband V. Srinivasan were felicitated by the Andhra Pradesh Athletic Association on Sunday.
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India playing very significant leadership role with G20 Presidency: Argent
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dimitrios Ioannou, Ambassador of Greece to India, said that it was his first experience of celebrating Holi and called it a wonderful celebration.
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Sports minister Anurag Thakur chairs 1st high-level committee meeting for
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The meeting, which was attended by representatives from MYAS, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), discussed in detail the roadmap to the Paris Olympics that is to take place next year and also took an update on the preparations for the upcoming Asia
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Delegation from National Games hosts Goa meets IOA members
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A four-member delegation from the State of Goa, headed by the Sports Minister Govind Gaude held a meeting with the President, IOA P.T. Usha in the Olympic Bhawan, New Delhi.Gagan Narang, Vice President Kalyan Choubey, Joint Secretary, Bhupinder Singh Bajwa and Amitabh Sharma, Executive Counc
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Day after being asked to step aside as WFI chief, Brij Bhushan chief guest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This appearance comes when he and WFI are under heavy public scrunity after wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakhshee Mallikkh etc raised allegations of sexual harassment against the body and the president
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