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"I came here as woman": Priyanka Gandhi meets Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday met Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia and assured the ace wrestlers of her support in their grievances.
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"I am returning my Padma Shri...": Wrestler Bajrang Punia writes to PM Mod
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India's ace wrestler Bajrang Punia on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he is returning his Padma Shri as a mark of protest over the results of the recent Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections where Sanjay Singh, an aide of former WFI president Brij Bh
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"I quit wrestling…," Sakshi Malik breaks down after Brij Bhushan aide elec
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik, who was a face of wrestlers' protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Thursday announced that she is quitting wrestling after his aide Sanjay Singh was elected president of the federation
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"Dabdabba tha, dabdabba rahega...": Brij Bhushan after his aide Sanjay Sin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the win of his aide Sanjay Singh in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, the former president of the federation Brij Bhushan Singh said on Thursday that it is the victory of wrestlers across the country and added "dabdabaa tha, dabdabba rahegaa" (dominance was ther
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Brij Bhushan's aide Sanjay Singh elected new president of Wrestling Federa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh-aide Sanjay Singh was on Thursday elected as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
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"Only concerned about future of players, not...": WFI president candidate
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The vice president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association, Sanjay Singh, who is one of the candidates vying to be the next chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in the elections on Thursday, said he was more concerned about the future of the grapplers and not the star athle
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"We are hopeful that government will keep their promise": Sakshi Malik and
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will be held on December 21 and the results will be declared on the same day after counting of votes.
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Sakshi, Bajrang meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur ahead of WFI election
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Olympic medallist wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence ahead of the Wrestling Federation of India election which will be held later this month
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WFI elections set to be held on December 21, results to be declared on sam
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will be held on December 21 and the results will be declared on the same day after counting of votes.
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Oversight committee formed under POSH Act is quasi-judicial in nature: Sin
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Accused BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's counsel on Thursday argued before the court that the oversight committee formed under POSH Act is quasi judicial in nature. Statement recorded before it has statutory value under the POSH Act.
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"If democratic elections are held, we will have no objections": United Wor
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
United World Wrestling (UWW) president Nenad Lalovic said on Monday that the Wrestling Federation of India's suspension will be lifted if elections are held democratically and there are no complaints from stakeholders
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"These bronze medals should have been gold": Former WFI chief Brij Bhusan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"I congratulate the players because our overall performance has been good... We have won 5 medals in wrestling and all of them are bronze. One of our players is going to be in the finals which means that a silver is assured... But I think that these bronze medals should have been gold," Brij
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