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'I am embarrassed about it': How a stomach ache led to Aman Sehrawat getting suspended by Wrestling Federation of India
October 13, 2025 11:12 pm
Aman, who competes in the 57 kg category, on Monday accepted his mistake and said that he will ask WFI to reconsider the decision, which might result in him missing the Asian Games next year.
Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat handed one-year ban by WFI for missing weight at Wrestling World Championships
October 07, 2025 11:19 pm
Aman, who won India’s solitary wrestling medal at the Paris Games, was suspended by the WFI for missing weight at the World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb last month.
WFI chief Sanjay Singh elected UWW-Asia bureau member
March 24, 2025 9:20 pm
Sanjay Singh is a close aide of erstwhile WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan, who had sexual harassment charges levelled against him.
Conspirators could not succeed: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
March 11, 2025 6:42 pm
"For 26 months, many conspiracies were hatched, false allegations were levelled and efforts were made to stall Indian wrestling, but the conspirators could not succeed in their aim," Brij Bhushan told reporters.
WFI suspension revoked after office moved to yet another address
March 11, 2025 6:56 pm
In its Tuesday order, the ministry directed the WFI that “any person who is not elected as an office-bearer, as also the suspended/terminated salaried officials of the WFI, must remain completely disassociated from the federation and its affiliate units.”
Wrestlers turn down Delhi HC proposal to appoint ‘prominent persons’ to WFI to conduct trials
March 06, 2025 5:19 pm
Last year, a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court had ordered the reconstitution of an Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc committee to oversee the WFI’s operations.
WFI to reserve quotas for upcoming Asian Championships
February 25, 2025 8:30 am
WFI will send the tentative names of wrestlers in every weight class to seal the quota by 25th February, the last day to send the name of the wrestlers for the continental championships.
Daily Briefing: Wrestling federation back in Brij Bhushan’s shadows, inside historian Irfan Habib’s home, and more
January 25, 2025 9:33 am
In today’s edition: Professor Irfan Habib’s reflections on history; WFI office controversy; India’s 75 years of Constitution and its challenges and Trump’s shifting stance on US-Iran relations
WFI withdraws India from World Ch'ship, writes to UWW about govt interference
October 24, 2024 4:14 pm
The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic categories is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28.
The Great Indian Sports Administration Mess: Suspended email IDs, missing videos, misuse of funds
September 30, 2024 2:03 pm
India’s Olympic sports federations have never been a model for good governance. Yet, even by their standards, the last few months and years have seen them hit new lows.
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