Olympic bronze medallist Sakshee Mallikh has claimed that suspended WFI president Sanjay Singh is holding championships and handing out phony certificates, a month after the Center Suspended the newly-elected panel of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Ms Malikkh has questioned how a suspended official may misuse the federation’s money and warned that fraudulent certifications would … 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
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
Jeremy Lalrinnunga will miss the 2022 weightlifting World Championships as India will field a four-member squad spearheaded by Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu at the marquee event next month. Jeremy, India’s maiden Youth Olympic champion, had injured himself during his gold-winning performance at the Commonwealth Games in July. The 20-year-old Mizo lifter is yet to … Read more