Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh on Saturday blamed wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik for suspension of the federation ahead of big events like the Asian Games, World Wrestling Championships and 2024 Paris Olympics.
India's ace grappler, Vinesh Phogat, had announced that a press conference will be held by the wrestlers on Thursday. Vinesh took to Twitter, to announce that a press conference will be held at Delhi's Raj Ghat at 12:30 pm. Along with Vinesh, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik also took
The country's top wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik protested for months since the start of this year demanding action against Brij Bhushan over alleged sexual harassment allegations.
Top Indian wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have protested against Brij Bhushan this year, levelling allegations of sexual harassment against them.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ad-hoc committee member Bhupender Singh Bajwa on Saturday affirmed that the exemption from Asian Games selection trials, which was given to ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, was consistent with their policies.
This comes after Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were given direct entries for the Hangzhou Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association’s ad-hoc committee on Tuesday while other wrestlers will have to book their places in the Indian squad through selection trials on July 22 and 23.
India's ace wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will go directly to participate in the upcoming Asian games, Hangzhou, without appearing in the national trials, according to sources.
"I do not want to comment on this as it is now under the court's consideration. The matter is in the court, and the court will do its work," Singh told ANI.
Olympic medalist wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia along with Vinesh Phogat took to Twitter on Sunday where they said that the government has fulfilled its promise of filing a chargesheet against Singh. Vinesh and Sakshi also announced they were taking a short break from social med
This was posted in reply to former wrestler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogeshwar Dutt who had in a video expressed disappointment at reports that Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) ad hoc committee had decided to exempt protesting wrestlers from the initial trials. The report
Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Pogat, the three Indian wrestlers protesting against the former President of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Singh, went live on social media on Saturday and fiercely attacked the country's former Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt. In the