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Delhi Police files FIR against wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, organisers for ruckus
India | May 29, 2023, 06:04 AM ISTThe tensions heightened on Sunday as wrestler Vinesh Phogat, along with her cousin sister Sangeeta Phogat, and other players, made an attempt to breach the security barricades at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the new "temple of democracy".
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Wrestlers protest: Police record statements of sexual assault victims; next hearing on June 27
India | May 27, 2023, 03:53 PM ISTNotably, several wrestlers have been staging a dharna at Jantar Mantar since April 23, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Wrestlers to hold women's mahapanchayat in front of new Parliament on May 28, says Vinesh Phogat
India | May 24, 2023, 06:16 AM ISTWe have decided to hold a peaceful women's Maha Panchayat in front of the new Parliament on May 28, said protesting wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
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'Close the camera and leave...': WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh evades India TV's questions
News | May 02, 2023, 05:08 PM ISTWrestlers' protest: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several women wrestlers' in the country, evaded tough questions posed by India TV during an interview.
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Conspiracy by Deepender Hooda, Bajrang Punia, have audio clip to prove this: WFI chief's big claim
India | Apr 30, 2023, 09:08 PM ISTWhole conspiracy hatched by Congress leader Deepender Hooda, wrestler Bajrang Punia... we have an audio clip to prove this, said WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Wrestlers' protest politically motivated, says WFI chief, thanks Akhilesh for not siding with them
India | Apr 30, 2023, 05:45 PM ISTWrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that there is a political motive behind the protest against him.
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Wrestlers protest: FIR has been registered, now players should focus on their practice: Dutt
India | Apr 30, 2023, 11:53 PM ISTWrestlers protest live updates: Over the last six days, the wrestlers have slept and trained at the protest site near Jantar Mantar in the national capital.
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Being a woman athlete, IOA chief PT Usha not listening to female athletes, say protesting wrestlers
India | Apr 27, 2023, 08:14 PM ISTBeing a woman athlete, she (PT Usha) isn't listening to other women athletes. Where's indiscipline here, we are sitting here peacefully... She herself cried in front of the media regarding her academy, said Olympian Sakshee Malikkh.
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'Women wrestlers were asked, pressurised to meet WFI chief at night': Physio reveals victims ordeal
India | Apr 27, 2023, 05:07 PM ISTAccording to Malik, three junior women wrestlers in that national camp told him that they were asked to meet Brij Bhushan Singh at night and how they faced pressure for the same.
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Muqabla: Vinesh Phogat, colleagues move Supreme Court as agitation enters day 2
News | Apr 24, 2023, 10:16 PM ISTTop protesting wrestlers, who resumed their protest on Sunday over the issue of sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, spent the night on the footpath at the protest site at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
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Wrestlers' protest: Vinesh Phogat, colleagues move SC, Sports Ministry stalls May 7 WFI elections
India | Apr 24, 2023, 09:13 PM ISTSeveral top wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia addressed a presser from Delhi's Jantar Mantar as they returned to the protest site and demanded that the government makes public the findings of the oversight panel that investigated into sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief.
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Women wrestlers have retuned to Jantar-Mantar in Delhi to protest against the WFI president
News | Apr 23, 2023, 05:23 PM ISTWFI ex-chief sexual harassment case: Several wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia on Sunday addressed a presser from Delhi's Jantar Mantar and said that it has been three months but they haven't got justice therefore that's why they are protesting again.
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'No justice, been 3 months': Wrestlers break down, demand release of panel report | HIGHLIGHTS
India | Apr 24, 2023, 06:05 AM ISTWe demand justice, FIR has not been registered yet. We are grateful that Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) is supporting us, said Wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
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Delhi High Court permits five wrestlers to participate in WFI trials for 2023 Asian Games
Other Sports | Mar 10, 2023, 07:36 AM ISTThe High Court was hearing a petition by the five wrestlers, who have won medals and positions at national and international levels, raising the grievance of their exclusion from the trials being conducted by the WFI for the Asian Games Championship to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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India pays big price for WFI controversy, lose hosting rights of Asian Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | Feb 24, 2023, 06:54 AM ISTAfter a widespread controversy surrounding the administration of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), India have lost the rights to host the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi
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'It's sad that we were not consulted before formation of oversight committee' - Protesting wrestlers
Other Sports | Jan 25, 2023, 10:46 AM ISTThe Wrestlers protesting against the administration of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) have shown their disappointment after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur formed a five-member
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Wrestlers Protest Highlights: WFI calls off crucial meet in Ayodhya | 10 Points
Other Sports | Jan 22, 2023, 11:04 PM ISTWrestlers Protest: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has called off its emergency meeting Ayodhya after rising issues surrounding the ongoing protest by top wrestlers in India at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
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Wrestlers row: Sports Ministry suspends all activities of federation
Other Sports | Jan 22, 2023, 12:38 AM ISTWrestlers row: The WFI sent a reply to the Sports Ministry earlier over the allegations on its President Brij Bhushan Singh.
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'Why should I resign?' says defiant WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
India | Jan 20, 2023, 02:10 PM ISTCountry's top wrestlers have accused the WFI president of sexual exploitation and intimidation and continued their dharna for the third day.
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WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh likely to resign following sexual assault allegations
Other Sports | Jan 19, 2023, 03:59 PM ISTBrij Bhushan Sharan Singh is likely to resign from his post of WFI president. Officials from the sports ministry had a meeting for almost one hour with protesting wrestlers