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Indian wins first gold at 2025 Asian Wrestling Championship
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The biggest highlight of the day was Manisha (62kg), who clinched India's first Gold Medal of the championship with an outstanding performance. She dominated her way to the final, defeating some of the toughest opponents.
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WFI President Sanjay Kumar Singh elected as United World Wrestling-Asia Bu
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced Sanjay Kumar Singh, President of WFI, has been elected as a Bureau Member of United World Wrestling (UWW)-Asia. The election took place during the UWW-Asia General Assembly held in Amman [Jordan] on Monday, as per the United World Wrestling p
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"We do not have a budget, sponsor with us...": WFI official following revo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India, restoring its recognition as a National Sports Federation (NSF) for the sport.
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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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"Will be unfortunate if I fail to bring any change in sports": Congress' V
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former wrestler and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat said that everyone saw the hide-and-seek that the government was trying to play with Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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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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Sports Ministry's suspension lift leads to disposal of WFI challenge in De
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The court, led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, acknowledged the order by the Director of Sports, Ministry of Sports. The court noted that this order revoked WFI's 2023 suspension and reinstated its recognition as the national sports federation for wrestling.
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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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"Intentions of conspirators not fulfilled": Ex-WFI president Brij Bhushan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports lifted the suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India, restoring its recognition as a National Sports Federation (NSF) for the sport. The Sports Ministry had suspended the WFI body after the newly elected WFI president Sanjay Singh announce
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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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Women wrestlers' sexual harassment case: Court records evidence of woman w
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Rouse Avenue court on Monday recorded the evidence (Statement) of woman wrestler's husband. Former BJP MP Ex WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is facing trial in this case. He appeared before the court to attend the hearing.
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WFI returns to old office after failure to find new premisis due to Sports
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) office has returned to the house of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at 21, Ashoka Road, Janpath after the management failed to get a new place due to the ban imposed by the Sports Ministry.
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