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Vijender Singh Asked By Wrestlers To Leave Stage During Protest Against WFI Chairman: Report | Wrestling News
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Vijender Singh Asked By Wrestlers To Leave Stage During Protest Against WFI Chairman: Report | Wrestling News

[ad_1] File photo of Vijender Singh.© AFPOlympian boxer and Congress politician Vijender Singh on Friday joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation India (WFI) and its chairman Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. As per an ANI report, the player was asked to step down from the stage by the wrestlers during the protest as they didn't want to politicize the issue. Visuals from the Jantar Mantar protest site showed the 2008 Beijing Olympic bronze medallist sitting not on the stage with the wrestlers but on the ground below.On the other hand, Vijender demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the sexual harassment allegations leveled by the grapplers against the WFI chairman."I want justice to be served to those wrestlers, there must be a t...
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2022: A Year Of Many Firsts For Indian Sports | Other Sports News
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2022: A Year Of Many Firsts For Indian Sports | Other Sports News

[ad_1] The year 2022 will be remembered by Indian sports fans. It was a year of many firsts and historic achievements by Indian athletes on the world stage - a good follow-up to an almost equally impressive 2021 which saw the country's stars shine bright at the Tokyo Olympics. Here's a relook at the peaks Indian athletes touched in 2022.Neeraj Chopra stamps his mark on the World Championships and Diamond LeagueMaintaining that ideal run in 2022 after winning the gold medal at the Olympics in Tokyo the previous year would have been a difficult task for Neeraj Chopra. But the Indian men's javelin throw champion rose to the occasion, and what a rise!Neeraj Chopra roared back into the international circuit to win a silver medal and set a national record at the Paavo Nurmi Games. Neeraj Chopr...
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Mary Kom’s Husband Questions Looks Of Boxer’s Statue In Imphal, Sparks Controversy | Boxing News
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Mary Kom’s Husband Questions Looks Of Boxer’s Statue In Imphal, Sparks Controversy | Boxing News

[ad_1] Ace boxer Mary Kom's husband Onler Karong has sparked a controversy after he expressed dissatisfaction over the looks of a statue of her wife, which was recently erected at a park in Manipur. Nineteen statues of the state's Olympians, including that of Mary Kom, were recently installed at Manipur Olympic Park. Onler Karong, in an interview with a local newspaper, claimed that the statue which was erected there does not look like her wife, six times World Women's Boxing Champion and 2012 London Olympic Bronze Medallist.Onler Karong or Mary Kom could not be contacted despite repeated efforts.However, while talking to PTI, her brother Jimmy Kom claimed that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) assured him that the statue will be replaced before the inauguration of the park, the date of ...
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Asian Championships: Shiva Thapa Signs Off With Silver After Sustaining Injury | Cricket News
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Asian Championships: Shiva Thapa Signs Off With Silver After Sustaining Injury | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shiva Thapa's (63.5kg) Asian Championships campaign came to a bittersweet end after he was forced to withdraw from the final midway due to an injury, bowing out with an unprecedented sixth medal, a silver, in Amman, Jordan on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who became the most successful male boxer in the tournament, sustained an injury in his right knee in the opening seconds of the second round of the light welterweight gold medal bout against Abdullaev Ruslan of Uzbekistan, suffering a RSC (Referee stops the contest) loss. Thapa, seeded third, was trailing when the injury occurred. He had lost the fast-paced opening round 0-5.In the opening three minutes, both the boxers had tried to assert their authority, even resorting to body blows with the Uzbek coming on top.In the second roun...
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Asian Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa To Lead India’s Gold Medal Charge | Boxing News
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Asian Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa To Lead India’s Gold Medal Charge | Boxing News

[ad_1] Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Shiva Thapa will spearhead the Indian challenge as 12 pugilists from the country aim to seal their berth in the the Asian Boxing Championships finals in Amman, Jordan from Wednesday. The semi-final bouts for the women's category will begin on Wednesday and will be followed by the men's last-four contests on Thursday. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina (75kg), who is contesting in this weight category at an international tournament for the first time, will take on Seong Suyeon of the Korea in her semi-final bout.Alongside Lovlina, the 2022 world championships bronze medallist Parveen (63kg) will be up against Uranbileg Shinetsetseg of Mongolia while competition debutant Preeti (57kg) will be involved in a tough match-up against...
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Mohammad Hussamuddin Joins Lovlina Borgohain In Semi-finals At Asian Elite Boxing Championships | Boxing News
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Mohammad Hussamuddin Joins Lovlina Borgohain In Semi-finals At Asian Elite Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin progressed to the semifinals as India's medal count continued to swell at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday. Up against South Korea's Haengseok Lee in the quarterfinal bout, Hussamuddin (57kg) fell behind early with his rival landing clean punches in the opening round. With the prospects of an upset looming, Commonwealth bronze medallist Hussamuddin utilised his experience to make a comeback. He went all out in the next two rounds to dominate his way to a 5-0 win and guarantee yet another medal for India.Hussamuddin will face the 2021 World Championships silver medallist Serik Temirzha in his semifinals bout on November 10.In the other quarterfinal, Thailand Open gold medallist Ana...
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