The newly elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has been suspended by the Centre till further orders. Sanjay Singh, a close aide to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was chosen head of the organization that governs wrestling in India last week. Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik declared her retirement from wrestling after Singh’s loyalist was … 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
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will issue a statement on allegations of sexual harassment against him after the sports body’s Annual General Meeting on January 22, his son Prateek said on Friday. The allegations have been made by some of the country’s top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi … 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