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Once India’s 1st Player In NBA, 7′ 2 Inch ‘Giant’ Satnam Singh Now Gives Chokeslam – Watch | Wrestling News
17Jan By adminNo Comments
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Once India’s 1st Player In NBA, 7′ 2 Inch ‘Giant’ Satnam Singh Now Gives Chokeslam – Watch | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Satnam Singh Bhamara is not new to getting attention. Back in 2015, the seven foot two inch 'giant' became the first Indian to be picked in NBA draft. The NBA is the ultimate competition when it comes to basketball. In 2015, Satnam Singh was picked by Dallas Mavericks as the 52nd overall draft. More fame followed as a Netflix Documentary was made on him named - 'One in a billion'. However, his stint in the NBA did not have the impact as was expected.  In 2015-16 season, the Centre position player got 19 matches, starting in just two, in the NBA's minor D-league for Mavericks' affi...
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Wrestling Federation Of India To Seek Suspension Revocation From Sports Ministry Through Dialogue | Wrestling News
16Jan By adminNo Comments
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Wrestling Federation Of India To Seek Suspension Revocation From Sports Ministry Through Dialogue | Wrestling News

[ad_1] 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 clash with the government and the legal options will be explored only if talks fail. The WFI had earlier said it will knock the doors of judiciary to get the suspension revoked but had a change of mind at its Executive Council (EC) meeting, which was chaired by President Sanjay Singh and attended by 12 other elected members. Secretary General Prem Chand Lochab and Senior Vice President Devender Kadian skipped t...
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Wrestling Body To Ratify Decisions Taken At AGM During Executive Committee Meeting | Wrestling News
15Jan By adminNo Comments
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Wrestling Body To Ratify Decisions Taken At AGM During Executive Committee Meeting | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will go ahead with its Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday and has vowed not to budge from its decision of hosting the national championships despite the sports ministry issuing a warning against it. The notice for the Executive Committee was issued on December 31 and most state associations are expected to attend. It is expected the members will ratify the decisions taken during the General Council meeting of the WFI on December 21, hours after the new office bearers were elected. The WFI had announced that it will...
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“My Crime Is…”: Wrestler Virender Singh’s Emotional Post On Khel Ratna Snub | Wrestling News
10Jan By adminNo Comments
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“My Crime Is…”: Wrestler Virender Singh’s Emotional Post On Khel Ratna Snub | Wrestling News

[ad_1] A highly decorated Deafalympian, Virender Singh, couldn't hold his disappointment seeing his name being snubbed for the Khel Ratna award as several other athletes were honoured by President Draupadi Murmu on Tuesday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Popularly known as Goonga Pahalwan, Virender has won India three Deafalympics Gold medals in wrestling. Having won Padma Shri in 2021, Virender took to social media, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, as he expressed his frustration at not winning the illustrious Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour.Virender, who is an Arjuna awardee, also criticised the Haryana government for not fulfilling the promise of rewarding him with Rs. 8 crore, as per its policy."Honourable PM Narendra Modi and Sports Mini...
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Sports Ministry Says It Won’t Recognise Events Organised By Suspended Wrestling Federation Of India | Wrestling News
7Jan By adminNo Comments
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Sports Ministry Says It Won’t Recognise Events Organised By Suspended Wrestling Federation Of India | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The Sports Ministry on Sunday said the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has no authority to conduct the Senior National Championships and any event staged by the body will be considered "unsanctioned" and "unrecognised". Three days after the WFI held its polls last month, the Ministry had suspended the sports body citing several violations of rules and then the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formed a three-member ad-hoc panel to manage the federation's day-to-day affairs.However, a defiant Sanjay Singh, President of the suspended WFI, said that they will soon organise the national championships and insisted that they neither recognise the suspension of the newly-elected body nor the ad-hoc panel."It has come to the notice of the Ministry that you have issued a Circu...
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After Junior Wrestlers’ Protest, Ad-Hoc Panel Announces Organisation Of U-15, U-20 Nationals | Wrestling News
3Jan By adminNo Comments
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After Junior Wrestlers’ Protest, Ad-Hoc Panel Announces Organisation Of U-15, U-20 Nationals | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPThe ad-hoc panel, managing wrestling affairs in the country, on Wednesday announced organisation of U15 and U20 National championships within six weeks, hours after junior wrestlers held a protest at Jantar Mantar and demanded dissolution of the IOA-constituted committee. The panel "acknowledged the concerns" of the young wrestlers who have been hit hard by the year-long protests by top India grapplers. Wrestling activities in the country have been hit hard following protests by the country's top three grapplers -- Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat -- against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.Neither the National camps nor the junior nationals have been held since January 2023.Hundreds of junior wrestlers lost one full year due to t...
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Don’t Recognise ad-Hoc Panel And Ministry Suspension: Sanjay Singh | Wrestling News
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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Don’t Recognise ad-Hoc Panel And Ministry Suspension: Sanjay Singh | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Indian wrestling teetered on the edge of a deeper crisis with Sanjay Singh, President of the suspended WFI, on Monday declaring that they will soon organise the national championships and insisting that they neither recognise the suspension of their newly-elected body by Sports Ministry nor the ad-hoc panel. Three days after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) held its polls, the ministry suspended the sports body citing several violations of rules on December 24. On the request of the government, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) then formed a three-member panel, headed by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, to manage the day-to-day affairs of the body. The other members of the committee are former hockey player M M Somaya and ex-shuttler Manjusha Kanwar.The ad-hoc panel announced that...
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Wrestling Nationals To Be Held In Jaipur From February 2-5, Says WFI Ad-Hoc Panel | Wrestling News
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Wrestling Nationals To Be Held In Jaipur From February 2-5, Says WFI Ad-Hoc Panel | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPThe senior national championships for wrestling will be held from February 2 to 5 in Jaipur, the ad-hoc committee governing the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Saturday. Competitions will be held for top honours in senior free style, Greco Roman and the women's section, the Bhupinder Singh Bajwa-led committee said in a press release. The release also stated that "all correspondence should be done with ad-hoc panel", making it clear that no stakeholder should be in touch with members of the suspended federation.The tournament will be organised by Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) at Railway Stadium in Ganpati Nagar.Earlier, a three-member ad-hoc committee was formed by the Indian Olympic Association to oversee the WFI after the newly-elec...
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Bajrang Punia Urges Sports Ministry To Restart Wrestling Activities Ahead Of Paris Olympics | Wrestling News
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Bajrang Punia Urges Sports Ministry To Restart Wrestling Activities Ahead Of Paris Olympics | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Bajrang Punia said the preparation for the Olympics needed urgent attention.© AFPOlympic medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday urged the Sports Ministry to restart the wrestling activities in the country with just seven months remaining for next year's Paris Games, and said no one seemed to have taken the preparations for the quadrennial showpiece seriously. Wrestling action has come to a standstill for the last several months owing to the turmoil within the fraternity following the grapplers' protests against former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.Even the election of a new Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) committee could not restore normalcy as the Sports Ministry suspended the Sanjay Singh-led panel citing the violation of its own constitution in announcing the national U-...
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“Don’t Want Any Honour Till Sisters, Daughters Get Justice”: Bajrang Punia On Taking Back Padma Shri | Wrestling News
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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“Don’t Want Any Honour Till Sisters, Daughters Get Justice”: Bajrang Punia On Taking Back Padma Shri | Wrestling News

[ad_1] Olympic medalist Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia on Sunday said that he will not take back his Padma Shri award that he returned to the government until justice is given to his "sisters and daughters" fighting against sexual harassment and their perpetrators. Bajrang's tweet comes after a major decision in light of fresh protests by star wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Punia over the election of an aide of deposed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the new president of the wrestling federation.However, the Union Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the sport's premier governing body in the country along with all its office-bearers."We trust only in God I returned my Padma Shri award for my sisters and daughters; I returned it for their honor ...
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