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India Battles Widespread Age Fraud in Youth Sports

By Uniquetimesorg September 3, 2026 0

At least 500 wrestlers were disqualified from India’s under-17 championships in June for alleged age fraud, highlighting what experts describe as a widespread problem across age-group sports. The issue has also affected football, with around 20 teams expelled from the Subroto Cup last year for fielding overage players. Experts say India’s fragmented birth-registration Continue Reading

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In Wrestling Controversy, New Trouble Over Committee Headed By Mary Kom

By uniquetimes January 24, 2023 0

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 the body. The five-person Oversight Committee, led by boxing legend Mary Kom, Continue Reading

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Mary Kom To Head Panel To Probe #MeToo Charge Against Wrestling Body Chief

By uniquetimes January 23, 2023 0

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

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Sports Ministry Asks Wrestling Federation To Stop All Ongoing Activities, Suspends Assistant Secretary

By uniquetimes January 21, 2023 0

The Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar was suspended by the Ministry of Sports on Saturday as a result of the grapplers’ accusations of sexual harassment and corruption against the head of the sports organisation, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. To safeguard the efficient operation of WFI, it has decided to suspend Tomar […]Continue Reading