<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Bajrang Punia. All the latest 2026 Wrestling articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Bajrang Punia News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:53:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/wrestling/player/bajrang_punia" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:06:03 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia may not participate in Asian Games ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia said on Thursday that if all the panchayats who supported him during the protest at Jantar Mantar requested him to, he could pull out of the Asian Games. Several khap panchayats had come out in support of Bajrang and his fellow wrestlers during their protest.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/25/bajrang-punia-may-not-participate-in-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/25/bajrang-punia-may-not-participate-in-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20pti%20(1).scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia gets permission to skip World Championships trials, prefers overseas training over Olympic qualifier event]]></title><description><![CDATA[After getting the required fitness certifications from the two wrestlers, the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Sports Ministry approved Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia's request to skip the World Championships trials and train overseas until the Asian Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/23/bajrang-punia-gets-permission-to-skip-world-championships-trials-prefers-overseas-training-over-olympic-qualifier-event?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/23/bajrang-punia-gets-permission-to-skip-world-championships-trials-prefers-overseas-training-over-olympic-qualifier-event?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Bajrang_Punia_India_Wrestling_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trials for World Wrestling Championship on August 25-26, no exemption for Bajrang Punia]]></title><description><![CDATA[After weeks of ambiguity surrounding the selection process, the ad hoc tribunal declared on Monday that the trials for the wrestling World Championships will take place on August 25–26 in Patiala.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/15/trials-for-world-wrestling-championship-on-august-25-26-no-exemption-for-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/15/trials-for-world-wrestling-championship-on-august-25-26-no-exemption-for-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi Court in criminal defamation case]]></title><description><![CDATA[On September 6, a Delhi court issued a summons to Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia in response to his sports coach Naresh Dahiya's criminal defamation charge.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/04/bajrang-punia-summoned-by-delhi-court-in-criminal-defamation-case?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/aug/04/bajrang-punia-summoned-by-delhi-court-in-criminal-defamation-case?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:32:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bajrang and Vinesh could miss Asian Games if they lose World Championship trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia lose the next trials for the World Championships, they would not be allowed to participate at the upcoming Asian Games, as per a report. Both these wrestlers have got entry into the Asiad squad without appearing in the trials.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/26/bajrang-and-vinesh-could-miss-asian-games-if-they-lose-world-championship-trials?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/26/bajrang-and-vinesh-could-miss-asian-games-if-they-lose-world-championship-trials?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:09:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20pti%20(1).scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games wrestling trials to happen behind closed doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a violent dispute between panel members and the parents of some of the wrestlers at the IG Stadium on Friday, the IOA-appointed ad-hoc committee opted to conduct the Asian Games wrestling trials behind closed doors.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/22/asian-games-wrestling-trials-to-happen-behind-closed-doors?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/22/asian-games-wrestling-trials-to-happen-behind-closed-doors?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:03:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Bajrang_Punia_India_Wrestling_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestler Antim Panghal to knock court's door after Vinesh Gets direct entry to Asian Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the WFI ad hoc tribunal decided that Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat will receive direct admission into the Asian Games, wrestler Antim Panghal requested a fair selection trial. The decision by the ad-hoc panel has left many miffed.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/19/wrestler-antim-panghal-to-knock-courts-door-after-vinesh-gets-direct-entry-to-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/19/wrestler-antim-panghal-to-knock-courts-door-after-vinesh-gets-direct-entry-to-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:48:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/antim%20uww.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Asian Games trials for Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat received direct admission for the Asian Games on Tuesday. This decision was made without consulting the national chief coaches, which has not gone down too well with the latter and is likely to be challenged in court. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/18/no-asian-games-trials-for-bajrang-punia-and-vinesh-phogat?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jul/18/no-asian-games-trials-for-bajrang-punia-and-vinesh-phogat?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:49:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Bajrang_Punia_India_Wrestling_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top wrestling coaches not happy with trials relaxation to Vinesh and Bajrang]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation's senior coaches told the IOA ad hoc body in charge of the WFI on Thursday that the decision to exclude six protesting wrestlers from the Asian Games and World Championships trials had not been well received by the wrestling community. 
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/30/top-wrestling-coaches-not-happy-with-trials-relaxation-to-vinesh-and-bajrang?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/30/top-wrestling-coaches-not-happy-with-trials-relaxation-to-vinesh-and-bajrang?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20pti%201.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia get permission to train overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given the Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia permission to attend their overseas training sessions. As part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), the athletes will visit Hungary and Kyrgyzstan to prepare for the forthcoming contests.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/30/vinesh-phogat-and-bajrang-punia-get-permission-to-train-overseas?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/30/vinesh-phogat-and-bajrang-punia-get-permission-to-train-overseas?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:04:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20pti%20(1).scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more protest on the streets, say protesting wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protesting wrestlers declared on Sunday that the struggle against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh would be done in courts and not on the streets, a day after declaring that they could return to the streets to continue their agitation against the WFI president. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/26/no-more-protest-on-the-streets-say-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/26/no-more-protest-on-the-streets-say-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:18:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[War of words continues between Yogeshwar Dutt and protesting wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protesting wrestlers have faced criticism for getting an exemption from the Asian Games trials, while the latter have denied demanding any such favour from the IOA ad-hoc panel. Bajrang Punia, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist has questioned such claims.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/25/war-of-words-continues-between-yogeshwar-dutt-and-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/25/war-of-words-continues-between-yogeshwar-dutt-and-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCA might not agree to IOA's request of delayed trials for Asian Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[IOA's request to postpone the July 15 deadline for submitting information on the nation's wrestling squad for the Asian Games may not be granted by the OCA. As a result, wrestlers who voiced their opposition against the WFI president would have to show up for the trials ill-prepared.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/20/io-as-request-to-postpone-deadline-for-asian-games-wrestling-squad-submission-uncertain?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/20/io-as-request-to-postpone-deadline-for-asian-games-wrestling-squad-submission-uncertain?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:54:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20pti%20(1).scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia train at SAI Sonepat ahead of Asian Games trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to training for the Asian Games trials, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facilities in Sonepat are once more bustling with protesting wrestlers joining a number of their teammates. On June 9, Vinesh went to the facility for a practice session, and Geeta Phogat also hit the mat.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/19/vinesh-phogat-and-bajrang-punia-train-at-sai-sonepat-ahead-of-asian-games-trials?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/19/vinesh-phogat-and-bajrang-punia-train-at-sai-sonepat-ahead-of-asian-games-trials?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:14:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20pti%20(1).scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestlers seek Asian Games trials extension as IOA contacts OCA for deadline reprieve]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the protesting grapplers asked the Sports Ministry to hold trials in August, the Indian Olympic Association contacted the Olympic Council of Asia on Friday to request an extension of the deadline of July 15 for providing information about the nation's wrestling squad for the Asian Games. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/17/wrestlers-seek-asian-games-trials-extension-as-ioa-contacts-oca-for-deadline-reprieve?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/17/wrestlers-seek-asian-games-trials-extension-as-ioa-contacts-oca-for-deadline-reprieve?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI sets July 6 as election date, former chief justice Mahesh Mittal assumes returning officer role]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced that their elections will take place on July 6. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/14/wrestling-federation-wfi-sets-july-6-as-election-date-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-assumes-returning-officer-roleof-india-sets-election-date-for-july-6-as-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-kumar-assumes-returning-officer-role?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/14/wrestling-federation-wfi-sets-july-6-as-election-date-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-assumes-returning-officer-roleof-india-sets-election-date-for-july-6-as-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-kumar-assumes-returning-officer-role?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report | Delhi Police seek international assistance in sexual harassment case against WFI president]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to reports in the Indian Express, the Delhi Police wrote to the wrestling federations of five nations asking for information about claims of sexual harassment made by wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/13/delhi-police-seek-international-assistance-in-sexual-harassment-case-against-wfi-president?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/13/delhi-police-seek-international-assistance-in-sexual-harassment-case-against-wfi-president?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20pti%201.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOA announces WFI elections on July 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to PTI, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Monday that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would hold elections for a new president on July 4. Mahesh Mittal, a former chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, has been named by IOA as the returning officer.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/12/wrestling-federation-of-india-to-conduct-elections-for-new-president-amidst-protests-and-allegations-of-harassment?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/12/wrestling-federation-of-india-to-conduct-elections-for-new-president-amidst-protests-and-allegations-of-harassment?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:59:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor's father reveals truth behind false case against Brij Bhushan Singh]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of the minor wrestler said on Thursday that he intentionally made a false police report alleging sexual harassment against the WFI head Brij Bhushan Singh. This development has come days after the wrestlers met sports minister Anurag Thakur at his residence.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/09/minors-father-reveals-truth-behind-false-case-against-brij-bhushan-singh?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/09/minors-father-reveals-truth-behind-false-case-against-brij-bhushan-singh?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/brij%20bhushan%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI elections by June 30, chargesheet to be submitted by June 15, says Anurag Thakur ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major breakthrough seems to have been achieved between the government and the protesting wrestlers, after the latter's six-hour-long meeting with the sports minister Anurag Thakur. The wrestlers have agreed to stall the protest till June 15, and by that time cases against them will be withdrawn.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/07/wfi-elections-by-june-30-chargesheet-to-be-submitted-by-june-15-says-anurag-thakur?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/07/wfi-elections-by-june-30-chargesheet-to-be-submitted-by-june-15-says-anurag-thakur?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anurag Thakur open to having discussions with wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anurag Thakur, the Union Sports Minister, stated that the Central government is open to having a discussion with the wrestlers who protested at Jantar Mantar for over a month and are demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh. The minister tweeted this late on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/07/anurag-thakur-open-to-having-discussions-with-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/07/anurag-thakur-open-to-having-discussions-with-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/anurag%20sai.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor wrestler withdraws sexual harassment charges against WFI chief a day after denying move]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a dramatic step, the youngest of the seven female wrestlers who had accused BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and stalking has withdrawn her claims. This development comes after day after minors' father had denied such claims.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/06/minor-wrestler-withdraws-sexual-harassment-charges-against-wfi-chief-a-day-after-denying-move?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/06/minor-wrestler-withdraws-sexual-harassment-charges-against-wfi-chief-a-day-after-denying-move?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:45:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegations against Brij Bhushan Singh not withdrawn, says minor wrestler's father]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father of a 17-year-old wrestler who accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment said late on Sunday that he has not taken back his complaint. For the last couple of days, there were rumours that the minor has withdrawn the charges.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/allegations-against-brij-bhushan-singh-not-withdrawn-says-minor-wrestlers-father?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/allegations-against-brij-bhushan-singh-not-withdrawn-says-minor-wrestlers-father?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:28:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20afp.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesting wrestlers meet Home Minister Amit Shah, share concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the latest development, the protesting wrestlers -- Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, met with the Home Minister Amit Shah, at his residence late on Saturday, to discuss matters pertaining to WFI chief Brij Bhushan's arrest. But no decision seems to have been reached.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/protesting-wrestlers-meet-home-minister-amit-shah-share-concerns?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/protesting-wrestlers-meet-home-minister-amit-shah-share-concerns?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:46:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20amit.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Wrestlers left mentally shattered after police detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to sources close to the protesting wrestlers, they are all currently mentally shattered as a result of how Delhi Police officers handled them last Sunday. The women wrestlers had decided to march to the new parliament building when they were stopped by police, and then detained.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/reports-wrestlers-left-mentally-shattered-after-police-detention?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/reports-wrestlers-left-mentally-shattered-after-police-detention?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:35:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details of two FIRs against Brij Bhushan come out, wrestlers give account of what transpired]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh seems to be intensifying by the day, as now the details of the FIRs registered against him have come out to the public. As per a report in the Indian Express, Singh demanded sexual favours from at least 10 women wrestlers at different times.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/details-of-two-fi-rs-against-brij-bhushan-come-out-wrestlers-give-account-of-what-transpired?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/details-of-two-fi-rs-against-brij-bhushan-come-out-wrestlers-give-account-of-what-transpired?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:20:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20afp.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anurag Thakur urges protesting wrestlers to wait for outcome of investigation results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sports Minister has finally spoken on the unfortunate events that transpired in the last few days and assured the wrestlers to patiently wait for the Delhi Police to conclude their investigation. On Tuesday, the wrestlers were stopped by Naresh Tikait, from immersing their medals in Ganga.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/anurag-thakur-urges-protesting-wrestlers-to-wait-for-outcome-of-investigation-results?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/anurag-thakur-urges-protesting-wrestlers-to-wait-for-outcome-of-investigation-results?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 13:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/anurag%20sai.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[United World Wrestling condemns wrestlers' arrest, threatens to ban WFI over delayed elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the UWW denounced the arrest of India's top wrestlers during their demonstration at Jantar Mantar and warned to ban the national federation WFI if the poll was not held at the designated time. The body declared that it had been monitoring the wrestlers' protest, against WFI president.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/united-world-wrestling-condemns-wrestlers-arrest-threatens-to-ban-wfi-over-delayed-elections?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/united-world-wrestling-condemns-wrestlers-arrest-threatens-to-ban-wfi-over-delayed-elections?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 08:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20afp.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestlers to fast unto death at India Gate, to immerse medals in Ganga on Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days after the wrestlers were detained from the new Parliament site, Sakshi Malik has announced that they will sit on a fast unto death at India Gate and will immerse the medals in Ganga at 6 pm on Tuesday. The wrestlers have been demanding arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh in case of sexual assualt.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/30/wrestlers-to-fast-unto-death-at-india-gate-to-immerse-medals-in-ganga-on-tuesday?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/30/wrestlers-to-fast-unto-death-at-india-gate-to-immerse-medals-in-ganga-on-tuesday?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 10:08:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delhi Police says all wrestlers released, FIRs lodged under various sections]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a messy Sunday for the protesting Indian wrestlers and their fans, as the likes of Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik were detained by the Delhi Police, who were heading to the new Parliament for Mahapanchayat. But now Delhi Police has come forward and said that all wrestlers have been released. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/29/delhi-police-says-all-wrestlers-released-fi-rs-to-be-lodged-under-various-sections?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/29/delhi-police-says-all-wrestlers-released-fi-rs-to-be-lodged-under-various-sections?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 04:34:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item></channel></rss>