newswrestling8 days ago

IOA panel to submit report on WFI controversy soon, assures president PT Usha

The committee formed by the IOA last month, to look into the alleged sexual charges leveled against sidelined WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is yet to submit its report, with IOA president PT Usha saying the decision is taking time since it is a sensitive issue they're dealing with.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling2 months ago

WFI vs Wrestlers | Bajrang Punia's former coach Shako Bentinidis slams WFI, calls members 'non-professionals'

Indian wrestlers protesting against the WFI president, Brij Bhushan Singh, have received a lot of support not just from the fans of the sport, but from outside the country as well. Shako Bentinidis, the former coach of Bajrang Punia, has come out in support of the latter and slammed WFI president.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling2 months ago

WFI vs Wrestlers | Bajrang Punia expresses disappointment for not being consulted before forming Oversight Committee

Bajrang Punia on Tuesday expressed his disappointment that the wrestlers were not consulted before the formation of the Oversight Committee by the government. The committee is supposed to look into the wrestlers' grievances pertaining to sexual and mental harassment by Brij Bhushan Singh.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling2 months ago

Wrestlers' letter to IOA president reveals Vinesh was mentally tortured, contemplated suicide

It was day three of the wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar and no step has been taken so far to resolve the issue. In a letter drafted by top Indian wrestlers, addressed to IOA president PT Usha, the former has demanded, a strict action be taken against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling2 months ago

'WFI president would leave his door open, every girl was made uncomfortable', says wrestler Anshu Malik

The mess between WFI and the wrestlers seems to be getting dirtier by the day, as now young pugilist Anshu Malik has come out in the open and put fresh allegations against Brij Bhushan Singh. This all, after a group of wrestlers including Sakshi Malik and Bajrang, decided to protest in New Delhi.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling2 months ago

Vinesh Phogat alleges sexual harassment by WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh

Star India wrestler Vinesh Phogat has created a stir with allegations of sexual harassment of the country's women wrestlers by the WFI president and the coaches. Apart from that, a host of top wrestlers, including the likes of Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik are protesting at the Jantar Mantar.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling6 months ago

World Wrestling Championship | Bajrang Punia wins bronze, India end poor campaign

On the last day of the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia took home a bronze medal in the men's 65 kg division. Punia battled back from an early 6-0 deficit against Puerto Rico's Sebastian Rivera while wearing a bandage on his head.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling7 months ago

Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya to lead Indian squad at World Wrestling Championships

The Indian wrestling team will compete in the men's categories at the World Wrestling Championships 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, next month under the direction of Tokyo Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya. At the 2019 world championships, Ravi Kumar Dahiya took home the bronze.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling8 months ago

LIVE - CWG 2022 | India secure three golds in wrestling

It is day eight at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Indian wrestling stars will be playing their pre-quarters and quarters today. The action starts with men’s freestyle 65kg pre-quarters match between Bajrang Punia vs Lowe Bingham of Nauru, followed by Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik, and Divya Kakran.
SportsCafe Desk
newswrestling10 months ago

CWG 2022 | Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia get a spot in the Indian wrestling team

Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya, both Tokyo 2020 medalists, were selected for the wrestling squad for the CWG 2022 after topping their weight divisions in the national selection trials conducted on Tuesday. Punia, an Olympic bronze medalist in the freestyle 65kg division, beat Vishal in final.
SportsCafe Desk