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"I quit wrestling…," Sakshi Malik breaks down after Brij Bhushan aide elec
Updated : 2 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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UWW names U20 women's champion wrestler Antim Panghal as Rising Star of th
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The 19-year-old Indian competing in the 53 kg category, has enjoyed an accomplishment-filled season and has overshadowed senior star Vinesh Phogat, who also competes in the same weight category.
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"We are hopeful that government will keep their promise": Sakshi Malik and
Updated : 2 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Sold off by parents at 13, Neetu grapples odds to win third National Games
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Legendary boxer MC Mary Kom has inspired a generation of sportspersons, especially women athletes across disciplines, and one among them is wrestler Neetu Sarkar, who battled age-old patriarchy and financial odds to carve her own path to glory even after giving birth to twins at the tender a
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Chandigarh University's Reetika Hooda scripts history; becomes the first-e
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 3: Chandigarh University (CU) student Reetika Hooda scripted history as she became the first-ever Indian Under-23 Woman Wrestling World Champion in the 6th U-23 Wrestling World Championships held at Tirana, Albania from October 23 to 29.
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U23 world champion Reetika Hooda ready for bigger challenges after Nationa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games and felt that the National Games in Goa was a good opportunity for her to show that she can better the competition in India after the Wo
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Oversight committee formed under POSH Act is quasi-judicial in nature: Sin
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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