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Bajrang Punia issues unconditional apology to wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya amid defamation case

May 29, 2025 7:33 pm

The Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang, along with Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, had led a protest against Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment of several junior women wrestlers.

How India's wrestlers have paid the price because of poor governance

December 24, 2024 11:27 am

Thanks to chaos behind the scenes, Indian wrestlers got little time to prepare for the trials, thus severely impacting their preparedness for the main competitions.

Wrestlers train on the eve of the 2023 Senior National Wrestling Championships at the railway stadium in Jaipur. (Express file image by Nihal Koshie)

WFI president Sanjay Singh, Brij Bhushan's aide, bars wrestlers from competing in World Championships selection trials

September 27, 2024 11:55 am

There were two trials held simultaneously earlier this year as Sanjay Singh-led federation wasn't recognised by sports ministry, which conducted its own competition

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Manika Batra's message on Vinesh Phogat's first social media post: 'You've shown us what it means to chase dreams with passion'

August 15, 2024 10:05 pm

Almost 24 hours after the verdict, Vinesh Phogat posted the photograph of herself on the wrestling mat with her hands covering her eyes. There was no caption on the photograph.

Vinesh Phogat hearing at CAS after being disqualified from gold medal bout

Vinesh Phogat case timeline: After wrestler's verdict is deferred till August 16 by CAS, a look at sequence of events so far

August 13, 2024 9:53 pm

Vinesh Phogat case: From disqualification from the gold medal bout for being 100 grams over the weight limit, to verdict at CAS, full sequence of events in Indian wrestler's fight for Paris Olympics medal.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia consoles Vinesh Phogat at a press conference on Thursday in New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

Bajrang Punia provisionally suspended for 'refusing to submit urine sample'; Wrestler gives his version

May 06, 2024 11:50 am

Bajrang has reportedly been asked to send a written explanation by May 7, explaining why he refused to provide his urine sample

After her Nationals win, India's rolling tank Anshu Malik to head to Japan to train with Akari Fujinami

February 05, 2024 9:39 am

22-year-old national champion heads to Japan hoping to gain insights into how champions like Akari Fujinami train, and their drills and systems, ahead of India's February-end trials

Wrestling Nationals: 'If WFI strengthens akhada system, then India can produce more world-class wrestlers'

February 03, 2024 8:22 am

'Important to have the right people in the Internal Complaints Committee so women wrestlers feel safe', says Prem Chand Lochab, the secretary of the Railway Sports Promotion Board is also the secretary general of the suspended WFI.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Kumar Singh confident of winning Wrestling Federation of India elections

'Wrestlers who want to do politics can do politics': Sanjay Singh, close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, says after being elected WFI president

December 21, 2023 3:59 pm

Prem Chand Lochab, who was from the opposing faction seemingly supported by the protesting wrestlers, is elected as the secretary-general.

Wrestling Federation of India elections: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Kumar Singh confident of winning

December 21, 2023 9:32 am

Sanjay Kumar Singh from Varanasi confident of beating former Commonwealth Games champion Anita, a witness in the case against Brij Bhushan, and becoming president