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23Jul By adminNo Comments
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Tokyo Olympics Silver Medallist Ravi Dahiya Out Of Asian Games After Losing In Trials To Atish Todkar | Wrestling News

Silver-medalist at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won't be travelling for the Asian Games 2023 as he was knocked out of the wrestling trials by Maharashtra's Atish Todkar by 20-8 at the Indira Gandhi Arena on Sunday. Olympic and World medalist, Ravi Dahiya crashed out in the first round of wrestling selection trials for the acclaimed tournament. Dahiya started wrestling in his early teens and won the silver medal in the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championships at Salvador de Bahia in the 55 kg freestyle category.He picked up an injury in 2017 which kept him out of action for more than a year. In his comeback year, he won the silver medal at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bucharest, India's only medal at the competition, in the 57 kg category. Dahiya remained unbea...
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24Feb By adminNo Comments
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Ministry Unhappy With Top Wrestlers For Skipping International Meets | Wrestling News

The Sports Ministry is apparently livid with country's top wrestlers for opting out of international events in the wake of their ongoing stand-off with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik and Sangita Mor have skipped UWW Ranking Series events in Zagreb and Alexandria as a probe panel is investigating the sexual abuse allegations against WFI chief, who has stepped aside pending enquiry.The move has irked the government, which provides financial assistance to the wrestlers under Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) to support their preparation and training."We don't get it why they are not competing when their demands have been met. We need to give ...
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23Feb By adminNo Comments
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Oversight Committee Gets Two More Weeks To Complete Probe Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief | Wrestling News

The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate into the claims made by country's top wrestlers that Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed several women wrestlers and intimidates the athletes. The wrestlers had not provided the names of the 'victims'.The committee, which is running the day-to-day functioning of the sports body, was asked to submits its report in four weeks.The ministry extended the deadline following requests from the committee members and now it will submit its report by March 9."The Sports Ministry has given a two-week extension to the O...
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26Jan By adminNo Comments
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Government Of India Approves Participation Of Wrestlers For Zagreb Open | Wrestling News

The selection took place by the oversight committee for the Wrestling Federation of India.© AFPThe government on Thursday approved the participation of a 55-member Indian wrestling contingent including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, for the Zagreb Open Grand Prix, slated to be held from February 1-5. The newly formed five-member oversight committee selected 12 women, 11 Greco Roman and 13 male freestyle wrestlers for the the Ranking Series-opener. Olympic silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Anshu Malik and Deepak Punia are also part of the team, a ministry release stated, adding that the government would bear the entire costs of the wrestlers.The oversight committee was formed by the sports ministry earlier this week to investigate the charges including those of sexual harassment agai...
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20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Wrestlers Call Off Protest; Federation Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Is Completed, Says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur | Wrestling News

Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers called off the protest on Saturday.© NDTVAfter getting assurances that their grievances would be addressed, wrestlers called off their protest following the second round of meeting with union sports minister Anurag Thakur that ended after midnight on Saturday. The minister assured the wrestlers, which included big names like Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, among others that investigation with regards to their allegations of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) coaches and president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will be completed in four weeks. An oversight committee will be formed to investigate the allegations, Thakur added. WFI chief Brij Bhushan will step aside till t...
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