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World Cadet Wrestling Championship: 30 wrestlers selected for participatio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): In a selection trial organised by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), 30 wrestlers were selected for the Indian Cadet Wrestling Team which will take part in the 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary from July 19 to 25.
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SAI relieves wrestling coach Kasarashvili after Greco-Roman grapplers fail
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has relieved foreign wrestling coach Temo Kasarashvili of his contract after no Indian Greco-Roman grappler secured Olympic Games qualification.
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Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik has failed dope test, confirms WFI assi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): With just 49 days to go for the Tokyo Olympics, Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has failed his dope test and is now unlikely to join the Indian contingent for the showpiece event.
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No decision on Sushil till investigation is on, meeting with federation ch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar feels the arrest of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has tarnished the image of the sport in the country.
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Our athletes in panic mode, so Bajrang went and got vaccination: IOA Secy
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): World number one and Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday said that he has already received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This has led to the raising of a few eyebrows as there hasn't been any official announcement on starting o
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Sushil Kumar opts out of national selection trials
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has opted out of the national selection trials, to be held on Tuesday.
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Postponement of Olympics has given Deepak Punia time to fine-tune skills a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 25 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic might have brought sporting action across the country to a grinding halt last year, but Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has high expectations from the athletes as he feels wrestl
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SOP for competitions has to be adhered to strictly: SAI DG
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director-General Sandip Pradhan has said that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for competitions has to be adhered to strictly.
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Our wrestlers will bag four medals in Tokyo Olympics: WFI president
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 23 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is confident that Indian wrestlers will bag four medals in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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It was a 'tough' time: Narsingh Yadav after completing four-year doping ba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who has served his four-year doping ban, said that it was a really tough time but he is now only focused on the future.
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WFI asks 12 wrestlers to return Khelo India medals, certificates after fai
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has asked 12 wrestlers to return their Khelo India Games medals and certificate after failing dope tests conducted during the competition.
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National Women's Wrestling Camp postponed due to Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): The National Women's Wrestling Camp, slated to begin from September 1, 2020, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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