Outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Siongh's close aide Sanjay Singh is one of the contenders to become the next chief in the elections on Saturday.
Bajrang Punia has been summoned by a Delhi court for September 9 in a criminal defamation case filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya.
19-year-old Indian wrestler Antim Panghal will move the Supreme Court against the Asian Games trials exemption to Vinesh Phogat after winning the 53kg category trials herself.
" I got a call from the govt saying that they are forwarding the name of both of them (Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat) directly for the Asian Games and asked me to send a mail so that my name could also be forwarded," Sakshi Malik revealed.
WFI's decision to give an exemption to Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from the Asian Games trial has been met with widespread criticism from wrestling coaches and other players.
Yogeshwar Dutt, a bronze medalist at the London Olympics, questioned the ad-hoc panel's decision on Friday and inquired as to whether these wrestlers were agitating against the WFI chief to obtain such favors.
Vinesh Phogat levelled several allegations against London Olympics medallist Yogeshwar Dutt saying that he tried to disregard the wrestlers' protest while calling him Brijh Bhushan Sharan Singh's lackey.
Brij Bhushan Singh gets angry over wrestlers' statements in the inquiry committee. When asked questions related to the statement of women wrestlers recorded in front of the inquiry committee, he said to switch off the camera.
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Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said that the wrestlers can approach it with their complaints.
India's leading women wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have already levelled allegations about BJP MP and WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh "sexually exploiting" several women grapplers at national camps for years.
Wrestlers protest: The attack by the Opposition party comes after star wrestler Vinesh Phogat alleged that WFI president Singh has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for years.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been at the helm since 2011. He was elected President of WFI for the third consecutive time in February 2019.
Golf, 3x3 Basketball, 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, Coastal Rowing, Shooting, Shooting Para Sport, BMX Racing, Mountain Bike Cross Country, Track Cycling, and Para-Cycling Track have been added to the roster.
Earlier, Bajrang had defeated Cuba's Alejandro Enrique Valdes Tobier on points in the pre-quarterfinals.
Vinesh also showed dominance in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won all her three bouts in the nordic system.
Vince McMahon took the stage during WWE SmackDown after filing his resignation. His daughter Stephanie has been appointed the interim CEO and Chairwoman by a Special Committee.
This is for the second time that Sunil has earned a podium finish at the Asian championship, having won the 87kg title in the 2020 edition.
After a long wait, Indian wrestler Veer Mahaan has made his debut on RAW. He took out Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik amid loud cheers from the fans. He was drafted to WWE RAW last year and now he is finally in the ring, battling it out.
Varun Dhawan met Triple H and other wrestling stars like Jinder Mahal and Sasha Banks during WWE’s Live India Tour in 2017. As Triple H retired, Varun thanked him for his career in sports entertainment and shared their throwback moments.
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