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Wrestlers call off protest, WFI chief Brij Bhushan to step aside till prob
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The protest which has been continuing at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital was called off with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to "step aside" till the investigation against the levelled allegat
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IOA forms 7-member committee to probe allegations of sexual harassment aga
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Members of the committee include Olympic medalist Mary Kom, former archer Dola Banerjee, Alaknanda Ashok, London Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, Indian Weightlifting Federation President Sahdev Yadav and two advocates, the IOA announced on Friday.
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Wrestler protest: Brijbhushan Singh to issue statement after AGM meeting o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
He also informed the media that the WFI had issued the explanation to the Sports Ministry within the stipulated 72 hours on the allegations made by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi.
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Disclosing names of victims would put them in danger, says Vinesh Phogat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Talking about the aftermath of her Tokyo Olympics performance, Phogat said that she had requested the WFI President to meet her after returning from the Olympics but Brij Bhushan Saran Singh has not met her to date.
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Indian Olympic Association calls for emergency meeting with wrestlers
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The IOA will conduct the meeting virtually with the wrestlers to discuss the allegations levelled by the ace grapplers as well as other complaints and demands they have put forward.
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Vijender Singh seeks CBI probe into wrestlers' allegations, says "record m
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Speaking on the protest, Vijender who today joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar said he wants justice to be served to the protesting wrestlers.
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Bajrang Punia appeals to PM, Shah, Thakur to hear wrestlers' demands
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Before speaking to the media, the protesting wrestlers on Friday wrote a letter to PT Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association on "sexual harassment" complaints against Wrestling Federation India chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh.
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Protesting Wrestlers write to IOA chief PT Usha on alleged sexual harassme
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The letter signed by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi Dahiya, and Deepak Punia's demands the resignation of the WFI chief and the formation of an inquiry committee on the allegations of sexual harassment.
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"Am an elected head, not working under anyone's mercy," WFI chief says ref
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, Singh, who is also a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh in a post on his Facebook said that he will hold a press conference at the Wrestling Training Centre in Nawabganj in Gonda district of the state.
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Wrestlers meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to continue today : S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Wrestling sportspersons--Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and other wrestlers left Thakur's residence after meeting him for three hours.
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Protest will continue until we get justice: Vinesh Phogat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both Commonwealth and Asian Games, told the media that the government should intervene and appoint former wrestlers for different roles in WFI.
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We have proof of charges, Wrestling Federation should be dissolved: Bajran
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia stated that the wrestlers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar are not making bogus claims as more grapplers have surfaced who are victims of sexual assault. He also said that they also have valid proof of the misdeeds suffered by the victims
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