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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s loss to Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the women’s 53kg quarter-final ended her journey on acquiring gold at Tokyo Olympics. Despite her efforts, the 26-year-old could not escape Kaladzinskaya’s headlock. Vinesh’s popular double-leg attack did not fetch any points in this game. Besides, Vinesh’s only possibility to win a medal will be if she qualifies for repechage rounds.
Concerned that the protesting wrestlers can take the extreme step of immersing their medals into the holy river Ganga, members of the 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team urged the elite athletes not to take a hasty decision and hoped their… read-more
TAGS: !993 World Cup, Indian sports, protesting wrestlers, Brij Bhushan Sharan, Cricket
Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik clarified herself after joining railway duty and denied claims of pulling out from the wrestlers' protest. Media reported that Malik has joined her job in Northern Railways hours after meeting with Union Home… read-more
TAGS: WFI Protest, Indian Sportsmen, Amit Shah, Sakshi Malik, Railway Duties
Father of a 17-year-old minor wrestler said he has not withdrawn sexual harassment allegations against WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Addressing the media, the protesting wrestler's father said, the withdrawal of statement news is fake and… read-more
TAGS: Sports news, WFI Chairman, Wrestler's Protest, sexual harrasment, brij bhushan sharan singh
The protesting wrestlers met with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at his residence in Delhi. Although the details of the meeting are not disclosed, but it lasted for over two hours and is said to be fruitful. It is to be noted, the crucial… read-more
TAGS: Indian government, sports, wrestlers, Amit Shah, meeting, Brij Bhushan
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Thakur, who… read-more
TAGS: WFI President, Wrestler's Protest, Union government, Anurag Thakur, investigation
Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan on Wednesday confirmed that MS Dhoni will be seeking medical advice to treat his nagging knee injury, adding that the skipper will only take a call on whether he needs surgery or not. MS Dhoni managed knee… read-more
TAGS: MS DHONI, CSK Captain, Knee Injury, sports, Cricket
