Category: Wrestling

The much-delayed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will be held on December 21 and the results will be announced the same day, said returning officer for the polls on … Read More

Olympic medal-winning grapplers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, on Monday, met Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to once again request him to stop anyone related to former Wrestling Federation of India … Read More

Two-time World under-20 champion and senior Worlds bronze medallist Antim Panghal (53kg) was named as United World Wrestling (UWW) Rising Star of the Year 2023 in the women’s section. Antim … Read More

Sanjay Singh was elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after the election results were declared on Thursday. The head of the UP wrestling federation hails from the … Read More

Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling on Thursday, after Sanjay Singh was appointed President of the Wrestling Federation of India. Malik, who spearheaded the wrestlers’ protest against Brij Bhushan … Read More

On Thursday evening, wrestler Sakshi Malik left her shoes on the table in front of her after interacting with the media. It was more than what met the eye—the equivalent … Read More

His election as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday might have led to protests by some of India’s top wrestlers including a press conference … Read More

The wrestling fraternity has largely heaved a sigh of relief that the national camps and competitions will finally begin with the formation of a new federation, and it does not … Read More

Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang Punia on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the … Read More

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, … Read More