Former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar has been appointed as the returning officer for the Wrestling Federation of India elections appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday.
The wrestlers will compete at the U23 and U17 Asian Wrestling Championships in 2023 in the men's and women's freestyle and men's Greco-Roman divisions. In each of the three wrestling forms for each age group, there are ten weight divisions.
Olympian Bajrang Punia, who has been part of the protest by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Saturday that they will put forward their discussions with the government before the people supporting them during the Panchayat to be
Thakur said that more than 350 proposals from athletes training under the TOPS scheme have been approved. The 2022 Asian Games will be held from September 23-October 8, 2023 in China. It was supposed to be held last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has called the open selection trials of U15 and U20 wrestlers a 'fair and transparent' affair, and a 'much-needed break' for the participating 2500 wrestlers in the country.
Gunn rose to prominence in the 1990s in WWE, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a part of the tag team The New Age Outlaws (with Road Dogg) and legendary stable D-Generation-X (along with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna and X-Pac). He was an integral part of promoti
Speaking to ANI, Bajrang Punia said, "The Union minister assured us that the ongoing investigation (against Brij Bhushan) by Delhi Police will be completed by June 15. We also requested all FIRs filed against wrestlers be withdrawn. The minister agreed to this demand."
"I had a long 6-hour discussion with the wrestlers. We assured them that the probe will be completed by June 15 and a chargesheet will be submitted. The next election for WFI president will be conducted by June 30," the Union Sports minister said.