NEW DELHI: As the stir demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers entered its third week on Monday, the protesting wrestlers began mat training after a gap of 15 days.
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Dec 01, 2018 17:12
GONDA, Uttar Pradesh: Keeping performance as the only yardsticks, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has graded 24 senior players for the central contracts which came into effect from November 15.
The biggest beneficiary are Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Pooja Dhanda who have been put in the ‘A’ category. The others have been divided in four other categories – B to E.
Nov 01, 2018 17:11
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of the Wrestling Federation of India confirming plans to offer central contracts to its top athletes next year, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) announced it would be doing the same for its highest ranked pugilists within the next six months.
Oct 08, 2018 14:10
MUMBAI: The Chinese Wrestling Association (CWA) has reached out to its Indian counterpart, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to invite Hindi film superstar Aamir Khan for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in February 2019 in China, The Tribune reports.
Jul 12, 2018 19:07
NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) confirmed on Wednesday that the Pakistani contingent will be granted visas to participate in the Asian Junior Championships, which will take place from July 17 to 22 in the city, Press Trust of India reports.
However, an undertaking has been signed which will restrict the movement of the "enemy country’s" contingent to just the competition venue.
Jul 11, 2018 12:07
NEW DELHI: Even as 17 countries have confirmed their participation for the upcoming 2018 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships, scheduled to be held here from July 17-22, a cloud hangs over the event going ahead due to a familiar problem in India when it comes to hosting international sports events.
Jan 05, 2018 14:01
NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has formally served a notice on double Olympic medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the fracas during which a group of people alleged to be Sushil’s supporters had beaten up Parveen Rana, his challenger in the 74kg freestyle weight class, and his brother.
Jan 03, 2018 11:01
NEW DELHI: After taking a head in the sand approach to the latest controversy to hit India's most celebrated grappler Sushil Kumar, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has finally woken up from its slumber.