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[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPIndian wrestlers Akash Dahiya and Anirudh Kumar kept themselves in contention for bronze medals at the Asian Championships but three of their team-mates exited the tournament after losing at different stages in their respective categories at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Friday. Competing in the non-Olympic 61kg category, Akash began with a close 10-8 win over Sardor Ruzimov from Uzbekistan and followed it up with a comfortable 7-3 victory over Korea's Sanghyeon Son in the quarterfinal. However, Kazakhstan's Assyl Aitakyn proved to be too strong for the Indian in the semifinal and could not score a single point, losing his bout by technical superiority.He will now fight it out with Mongolia's Enkhbold Enkhbat.Yash Tushir (74kg) went out of contention after los...

[ad_1] 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 to lift the suspension is not considered by the Sports Ministry. The WFI had its SGM in Noida after the UWW (the sport's world governing body) lifted its suspension and the IOA also dissolved the ad-hoc panel that was managing the affairs of the body.The two developments paved the way for the elected office bearers to take back control of the federation, though the government is yet to lift its suspension.The government had contended that the WFI flouted rules and put it under suspension, three days after it conducted polls to elect Sanjay Singh as president.All 25 state associations attended the SGM even ...

[ad_1] The Indian Olympic Association on Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, saying "there is no further need" for it to run the sport after revocation of the suspension on the national federation, which now gets complete administrative control. The IOA said that the decision was also guided the successful conduct of the selection trials for next month's Olympic qualifying tournament for which the panel collaborated with WFI.The ad-hoc committee was formed in December last year after the sports ministry suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which got a shot in the arm when the suspension imposed on it by the global governing body -- United World Wrestling -- was lifted in February."The decision to dissolve the Adhoc Committee comes in light of the lifting of...

[ad_1] John Cena dominated headlines after appearing seemingly 'naked' at the Oscars 2024 ceremony and the incident went viral on social media. Cena also shared a moment with fellow WWE wrestler The Rock at the Oscars and the picture of their meeting prompted a huge conversation surrounding a possible match between the two legends in the near future. During a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Rock was asked about the wasted opportunity for a WrestleMania 40 promotion but he was quick to point out that he does not want to fight a half-naked Cena.The Rock quipped that he needs Cena to be "fully naked" before attacking him but quickly suggested that it was a statement made in jest.Here's a look at the full conversation between The Rock and host Jimmy Kimmel -The Rock: Right, a half-n...

[ad_1] The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which has been placed under suspension by the Centre, told the Delhi High Court on Thursday it will withdraw its circular on conducting selection trials for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 and Asian Olympic Games Qualifier Wrestling Tournament. Taking note of the statement made by WFI's counsel, Justice Sachin Datta said the trials shall proceed as per the circular issued by the ad-hoc committee supervising the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India.The ad-hoc committee of the WFI had issued a press release on February 9 saying it will hold the trials for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers (April 19-21) and World Olympic Qualifiers (May 9-12) on March 10 and 11 at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala and Sports ...