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WFI president Sanjay welcomes Vinesh Phogat's retirement u-turn ahead of L
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Vinesh announced her return in December 2025, after an 18-month hiatus to chase her Olympic dream, confirming that she has come out of retirement from professional wrestling.
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Aman Sehrawat disqualified from Wrestling World Championships for being 1.
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has been disqualified from the Wrestling World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, for exceeding the weight limit by 1.7 kg, dealing a significant setback to his campaign on Sunday.
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"Hope that current federation will work honestly and will bring wrestling
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiye Janta Party (BJP) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh shared his thoughts following the revocation of the ban on WFI by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
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"Sports Ministry made good decision in interest of wrestling players": Mah
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Dronacharya awardee and BJP leader Mahavir Singh Phogat thanked the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports following the revocation of the ban on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
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WFI president Sanjay Singh thanks centre for revocation of ban on WFI, ann
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Sports Ministry had suspended the WFI body after the newly elected WFI president Sanjay Singh announced the hosting of the U-15 and U-20 nationals at Nandini Nagar in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023.
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Sports Ministry lifts ban on Wrestling Federation of India
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Sports Ministry suspended the WFI body after the newly elected WFI president Sanjay Singh announced the hosting of the U-15 and U-20 nationals at Nandini Nagar in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023.
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Petition filed in Delhi High Court to cancel WFI election, bar president f
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking the cancellation of the Wrestling Federation Of India elections and the appointment of a one-man committee by the Court.
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No trials to be held for selecting wrestlers for Paris Olympics, confirms
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This news finally clears the air around trials for the Paris Olympics 2024. Earlier, there were media reports that trials could be conducted for the selection of wrestlers for the event. World Championships medalist Vinesh Phogat had urged the WFI, Centre and Indian Olympic Association (I
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UWW writes to WFI, underlines athlete registration can be done only by fed
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ad-hoc Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday had announced the dates for the trials of the selection of Indian wrestlers for the upcoming Asian Championships and Olympic Games qualifiers. The trials will take place on March 10 and 11 and will be organized by th
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"We do not consider Ad-hoc committee...": Suspended WFI President Sanjay S
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Earlier in the day, the Union Sports Ministry declared that the suspended WFI lacks the authority to organize the Senior National Championships. Any tournament hosted by them would be deemed "unsanctioned" and "unrecognized."
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"They are running propaganda of Brij Bhushan": Sakshi Malik on protests ag
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Young wrestlers held a protest against veteran grapplers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday, accusing them of putting all wrestling-related activities to a halt and ruining the future of children pursuing the sport.
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Young wrestlers hold protest against Bajrang, Sakshi, Vinesh in Delhi, acc
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hundreds of young wrestlers gathered in the national capital and shouted slogans against the veteran wrestlers. They also held placards saying that Bajrang, Vinesh and Sakshi had ruined the condition of wrestling in the country.
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