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Please announce date, time, venue, format of Olympic trials: Vinesh to ministry
New Delhi: Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat has urged the sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to announce the time, date, venue and format of the trials with only three months…
- Sports
World wrestling body threatens to reimpose ban on WFI if ad-hoc committee is brought back
New Delhi: Wrestling’s world governing body UWW on Friday threatened to reimpose the ban on India and bar its wrestlers from the final Olympic Qualifiers next month if an ad-hoc committee was…
- India
Model code violation case filed against BJP’s Bhushan Singh in Gonda
Gonda: A case for violation of the Model Code of Conduct and prohibitory orders was on Saturday filed against BJP MP from Kaiserganj and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan…
- India
Delhi HC seeks response from Ministry of Sports in WFI suspension case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on a plea by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging its suspension.…
- India
WFI decides to function at ‘no cost to govt’ model if suspension is not lifted
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided at its Special General Meeting (SGM) that it will start functioning at ‘no cost to the government’ model if its request…
- India
WFI seeks dialogue with sports ministry on suspension call
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday decided that it will seek a dialogue with the Sports Ministry for revocation of its suspension, saying it does not want a…
- India
Wrestling federation’s office moved out of Brij Bhushan’s residence
New Delhi: The newly-appointed ad-hoc committee for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday moved the WFI office out of the residence of former President and BJP Member of Parliament (MP),…
- India
Rahul discussed Bhushan issue & returning awards with wrestlers
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared a video of his interaction with some wrestlers in Haryana’s Jhajjar district a day ago, when the sportspersons reiterated their demand for action…
- India
Govt. didn’t follow ‘proper procedure’ while suspending WFI: Sanjay
New Delhi: Newly-elected WFI president Sanjay Singh on Thursday said that the sports ministry did not follow “proper procedure” while suspending the wrestling national body and will challenge the government’s decision in…
- India
IOA forms 3-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body…
- India
Sharad Pawar welcomes suspension of WFI, says decision should have been taken earlier
Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier. The Sports Ministry…
- India
Sanjay Singh to meet Sports minister, to seek revocation of WFI’s suspension
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, the newly elected chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WGI) who was suspended by the Centre on Sunday, has said that he would meet Sports minister Anurag…