Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Protest day 11: Wrestlers slam Delhi police for misinformation; Usha assures support in surprise visit

Indian Olympic Association president and Rajya Sabha MP P.T. Usha meets wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after saying the protesting wrestlers were being indisciplined and a day after being heavily criticised by them, IOA president P.T. Usha […]

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Bajrang, Sakshi slam Usha, declare sexual harassment cannot be a political issue

Bajrang, Sakshi slam Usha, declare sexual harassment cannot be a political issue

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik addressing the media during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 2. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on Tuesday took on the Indian Olympic Association top brass directly, slamming them for their comments and actions on not just the […]

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Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia with his wife Sangeeta Phogat at the protest site against the president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday morning, April 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR With time running out to get back to training and qualifying for the upcoming […]

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Wrestlers’ protest day seven: the battle continues

Wrestlers’ protest day seven: the battle continues

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik address a press conference during their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday, April 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Amidst rumours of his resigning and wrestlers accusing him of pressurising them to end […]

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Wrestlers’ stir gets political heft as more Opposition leaders extend support

Wrestlers’ stir gets political heft as more Opposition leaders extend support

Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda with the Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and Sakshi Malik talking with media persons during their sitting on a dharna against the Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Political support […]

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Wrestlers welcome SC order, plan to start training at the protest site from Wednesday

Wrestlers welcome SC order, plan to start training at the protest site from Wednesday

With the Supreme Court taking cognizance of their sexual harassment complaints on Tuesday, the wrestlers sitting on protest are hopeful of a positive resolution to their demands but insist they will continue to sit in protest till a tangible action is taken. The protesting wrestlers have sought filing of FIR against former Wrestling Federation of […]

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Wrestlers resume protest, demand making public the findings of the oversight panel

Wrestlers resume protest, demand making public the findings of the oversight panel

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and others during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 23. | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s top wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, returned to the protest site at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and demanded that the government makes public the findings of […]

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Vinesh Phogat says member of oversight committee leaked sensitive information in MeToo investigation

Vinesh Phogat says member of oversight committee leaked sensitive information in MeToo investigation

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat previously accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan of sexual harassment. | Photo Credit: ANI Vinesh Phogat has alleged that a member of the oversight committee, tasked with investigating the sexual harassment accusations against coach Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, is leaking sensitive information to the media. This “reckless” behaviour not only undermines women’s […]

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With bronze in Belgrade, Bajrang Punia becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships

With bronze in Belgrade, Bajrang Punia becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships

Besides Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category Besides Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the […]

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