Vinod tomar
Nov 28, 2019 23:26
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has confirmed her participation in the domestic competition, said Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). read more
Nov 06, 2019 23:38
Recently, the WFI received five certificates from the Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC), Danapur Cantonment, for verification and three of them turned out fake. read more
Oct 23, 2019 20:24
Shako Bentinidis’ status as Bajrang Punia’s coach seemed to be on shaky grounds after the Wrestling World Championships that was held in Nur-Sultan in September. read more
Oct 17, 2019 23:26
A Russian and a Cuban coach are in the pipeline to train India’s top Olympic contender. Currently, Punia is training with Cuban coach Wilfredo Garcia Quintana at the national camp in Sonepat on a trial basis. read more
Aug 19, 2019 17:39
25 out of of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation. read more
Jul 23, 2019 14:28
Recently, a few referees had requested the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to change the venue for Friday’s trials since they feared for their safety at the small hall at SAI centre in Sonepat. read more
Jul 22, 2019 23:49
Sushil Kumar had expressed interest in participating in the 74kg freestyle category, he is yet to confirm his entry for trials. read more
May 31, 2019 14:28
“If Sushil isn’t prepared for the World Championships, there are other grapplers, such as Sumit (Chhatrasal Stadium), who can train with Malikov,” said Vinod Tomar, the WFI assistant secretary read more
Sep 24, 2018 22:12
Vinesh Phogat, who was a medal favourite, suffered an elbow injury on Friday during practice and was ruled out. The WFI had entered Ritu Phogat’s name in the 53kg after original choice Pinki refused to appear in a re-trial. read more
Jun 04, 2018 18:28
The list of wrestlers who were exempted from the Asian Games 2018 trials were Olympic Games medallist Sushil (74kg), Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik (women’s 62kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Vinesh Phogat (women’s 52kg) read more
Apr 28, 2018 18:34
Despite winning 11 medals, including five gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG 2018) in Gold Coast, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has acknowledged that competition at the Asian Games will not be a cakewalk, and hence the move towards foreign... read more
Mar 30, 2018 09:13
Sushil Kumar’s name was not present in the official wrestling list that was published on the Commonwealth Games 2018 website on Thursday due to a system glitch. read more
