Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Wednesday and will run in next month’s Haryana Assembly election. Ms Phogat, 30, is set to run for the Julana seat, which is now held by Amarjeet Dhanda of the Jannayak Janta Party. Mr Punia, 30, will defend the Congress’ Badli seat. This afternoon, the … Read more
In response to Sakshi Malik’s decision to quit wrestling and Bajrang Punia’s return of the Padma Shri, newly elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Sanjay Singh, commented that athletes who wish to engage in politics are free to do so, while those focused on their athletic pursuits have already started preparing. Singh, … Read more
In a significant development in Indian sports on December 22, Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia abandoned his Padma Shri award in protest against the newly elected panel of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Punia and fellow wrestlers had vowed to protest if Sanjay Singh, an aide of the former WFI president and BJP Member … Read more
A day after the sports ministry formed an Oversight Committee, to probe allegations of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials and to run the day-to-day affairs of the body, top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia tweeted that they were not consulted before forming the committee. Boxing great Mary Kom was … Read more
New Delhi: Olympian wrestler and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Friday said that they are fighting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to hear their demands. Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi … Read more
New Delhi: Under pressure to resign from his position over allegations of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said he will “expose” the “political conspiracy” on Friday afternoon in a press conference. Singh, who is also a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Kaiserganj in Uttar … Read more
Belgrade: Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the current edition on Sunday. Bajrang, who won a bronze in last year’s Tokyo Olympics, eked out a close 11-9 win on points over Sebastian C Rivera of Puerto Rico in one of the bronze medal bouts. … Read more