NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has alleged that the Delhi Police has removed the security detail assigned to female wrestlers who are set to provide testimony against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in a sexual harassment case being heard in Delhi court.Vinesh’s claim suggests that the…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has alleged that the Delhi Police has removed the security detail assigned to female wrestlers who are set to provide testimony against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in a sexual harassment case being heard in Delhi court.Vinesh’s claim suggests that the…
NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday said that it will challenge the Delhi High Court‘s order restoring the mandate of the Indian Olympic Association‘s (IOA) ad-hoc committee to manage the sports body’s affairs. The WFI said that the ‘interference’ could jeopardize Indian wrestlers’ participation in upcoming World Championships.The Court’s recent order…
If you can meet triumph and disaster and treat both imposters the same. The words, from Rudyard Kipling’s eminently quotable poem If are etched above the central court in Wimbledon is almost always the leitmotif of wins and losses at sporting events. But Kipling’s words run hollow when faced with both imposters in real life…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian boxer Vijender Singh has claimed that because top athletes like her are accustomed to losing weight before important contests, it is possible that weightlifter Vinesh Phogat was sabotaged when he was disqualified from the Olympics final.Being the first and only male boxer from India to win an Olympic medal, Vijender is…
NEW DELHI: As a Delhi Court on Friday ordered framing of charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case, the former WFI chief welcomed the decision. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court earlier today gave the order against Brij Bhuhan in a case lodged by female wrestlers, observing there was ‘sufficient evidence’…
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: BJP has persuaded controversial incumbent in Kaiserganj, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, to yield in favour of his younger son, Karan, while also repeating the candidature of UP minister Dinesh Pratap Singh from the Nehru-Gandhi family stronghold of Rae Bareli.By sidelining Brij Bhushan, the former Wrestling Federation of India chief who has been accused…
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: BJP has persuaded controversial incumbent in Kaiserganj, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, to yield in favour of his younger son, Karan, while also repeating the candidature of UP minister Dinesh Pratap Singh from the Nehru-Gandhi family stronghold of Rae Bareli.By sidelining Brij Bhushan, the former Wrestling Federation of India chief who has been accused…
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NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh placed blame on prominent wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik for the suspension of the federation. This suspension comes as a severe blow ahead of major sporting events like the Asian Games, World Wrestling Championships, and the highly anticipated 2024 Paris…
