Olympian wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat cast her vote during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri on Saturday.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday formally framed charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment allegations levelled by women wrestlers.
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
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi police in a POCSO case against former WFI Chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Brij Bhushan was not given a ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as he has been accused of sexual harassment by six women wrestlers, who had protested against him for a long period last year.
Nisha obtained the second quota for India at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers at Istanbul in May, in the women's 68 kg category, making it the fifth Paris 2024 quota by an Indian women's wrestler. Reetika Hooda (76kg) had been added to the quotas during the Asian Qualifiers held in Bis
Kaiserganj's incumbent MP and BJP's strong man Brij Bhushan Singh was not given a ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha election as the former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief has been accused of sexual harassment by six women wrestlers, who had protested against him for a long period last y
"Aam Aadmi Party is our family. The party has taken a clear stand on this issue...They can answer on the case of Swati Maliwal, when she went to fight for the justice of women wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, they made the police drag and beat her up. Don't play political games on this," Singh
Nisha and Aman took the number of quotas by Indian wrestlers to six. This Istanbul meet was the final chance for India to get Paris 2024 quotas for wrestling, as per Olympics.com.
Asian champion Aman Sehrawat secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in the men's 57kg freestyle category at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday.