Leading wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia tweeted that they were not consulted before the sports ministry formed an Oversight Committee to investigate claims of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials and to manage the day-to-day operations of Continue Reading
The Oversight Committee of the Sports Ministry, headed by boxing legend Mary Kom, Olympic medalist and champion in boxing will oversee the day-to-day operations of the wrestling federation amid the #MeToo controversy. The ranking tournament in Gonda, UP, a bastion of Sharan, was among the ongoing activities that the ministry had ordered the Wrestling Federation of […]Continue Reading
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh have come under fire from Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian and Commonwealth Games. The seasoned competitor, who has also competed for India in the Olympics, claimed that “national trainers have for years assaulted female wrestlers […]Continue Reading