Wrestling News
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- May 12, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Deepak Punia's Olympic qualification hopes suffered a heavy jolt following his crushing first-round defeat at the World Qualifiers but young Aman Sehrawat moved to the 57kg semifinals.
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- May 10, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Bajrang Punia has claimed that he refused to provide urine samples during the selection trials in Sonepat in March because the dope control officials failed to furnish adequate proof that they were carrying proper equipment to conduct the tests.
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- May 09, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test.
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- May 08, 2024
- Asian News International
India is fielding a 14-man squad for the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers scheduled in Istanbul from Thursday, the last chance for wrestlers to obtain their quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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- May 06, 2024
- Indo-Asian News Service
According to reports, Bajrang Punia had refused to give his sample during the March 10 selection trial and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) had issued him a notice. The wrestler then rubbished the claims.
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- May 05, 2024
- Asian News International
Earlier, on Sunday, NADA suspended the wrestler indefinitely, a move that could potentially jeopardise his bid to compete in the Paris Olympics, which is scheduled to be held later this year.
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- May 05, 2024
- Asian News International
Punia, along with a line of other top wrestlers, including Olympians Sakshi Malik and Vinesh; was at the forefront of former BJP MP and president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.
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- Apr 20, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat locked Paris Olympics quota in women's 50kg category with a strong show at the Asian Olympic Qualifier.
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- Apr 20, 2024
- Press Trust of India
The 29-year-old Vinesh has now secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier.
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- Apr 20, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Looking as dominant as ever, Vinesh Phogat made full use of an easy draw to demolish her opponents, placing herself one win away from securing a Paris Olympics quota
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- Apr 18, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalakal's chances of qualifying for the Paris Olympics hit a roadblock as the two Kyrgyzstan-bound Indian wrestlers were left stranded at the Dubai international airport due to unprecedented rains in the gulf nation.
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- Apr 18, 2024
- Press Trust of India
The spotlight will be on two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat as she along with 16 other Indian wrestlers begin their chase for Paris Games quota places at the Asia Olympic qualifiers beginning in Bishkek on Friday.
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- Apr 17, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Sakshi, India's only female Olympic medallist in wresting, has been honoured for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers
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- Apr 12, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Vinesh Phogat was one of the three top wrestlers of the country who led a protracted protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexually harassing women wrestlers.
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- Mar 29, 2024
- Press Trust of India
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided at its Special General Meeting (SGM) that it will start functioning at 'no cost to the government' model if its request to lift the suspension is not considered
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- Mar 25, 2024
- NDTV Sports Desk
Antim Panghal said that she wants to emulate her idol, the two-time Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar.
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- Mar 19, 2024
- Press Trust of India
The IOA said that the decision was also guided the successful conduct of the selection trials for next month's Olympic qualifying tournament for which the panel collaborated with WFI.