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]No decision on Sushil Kumar till investigation is on: WFI Assistant Secretary
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar feels the arrest of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has tarnished the image of the sport in the country.
Published on May 24, 2021 06:38 PM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Uncertainty ends for wrestlers, set to participate in World Qualifiers
- India's wrestling contingent is finally set to travel to Sofia via Paris to participate in the World Olympic Qualifiers – the last qualifying tournament for Tokyo Olympics
Published on Apr 29, 2021 10:48 PM IST
National wrestling championships pushed to January last week
WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar said that the prevailing conditions have forced them to push the Nationals by at least a month.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 05:16 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks WFI
The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow (women) and Sonepat (men).
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 12:24 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Coronavirus sees indefinite postponement of Asian Olympic Wrestling qualifier
The qualifiers had originally been intended to be held in X’ian, China on the same dates before being shifted to Bishkek due to the outbreak of the deadly virus in the country.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 05:11 PM IST
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
China’s top official, squad set to miss Asian wrestling in Delhi
China’s 40-member contingent, including coaches, is also set to miss the competition as the country’s name doesn’t figure in the pre-event training schedule starting on Monday.
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 10:08 PM IST
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Visa issues cloud Asian wrestling meet in Capital
United World Wrestling (UWW), the world governing body in wrestling, has warned the Indian federation that all participating nations need to be given visas, or else India may be penalised by being barred from the Asian Olympic qualifier scheduled in March in China.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Navneet Singh
Phogat, Sakshi star attraction in Senior National C’ships
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).
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Fake certificates flood wrestling body
Recently, the WFI received five certificates from the Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC), Danapur Cantonment, for verification and three of them turned out fake.
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Navneet Singh
Shako Bentinidis to continue as Bajrang Punia’s coach until 2020 Olympics
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.
Updated on Oct 23, 2019 08:24 PM IST
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
WFI seeks new coach for Bajrang Punia months before Tokyo Olympics
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.
Updated on Oct 17, 2019 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Sakshi Malik issued show cause notice by WFI for indiscipline
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.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 05:40 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
World Wrestling C’ship trials: Venue shifted from SAI Sonepat to Delhi’s IG Stadium
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.
Published on Jul 23, 2019 02:28 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Sushil Kumar keeps trials option open
Sushil Kumar had expressed interest in participating in the 74kg freestyle category, he is yet to confirm his entry for trials.
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Sushil Kumar’s World Championship participation in danger after being excluded from national camp
“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
Updated on May 31, 2019 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Ritu Phogat to replace Vinesh Phogat in 50kg for Worlds, Pinki back in 53kg
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.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 10:12 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Sushil Kumar among four wrestlers exempted from Asian Games 2018 trials
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)
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Navneet Singh
Foreign coaches to be at helm as Indian wrestlers prepare for Asian Games
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 coaches.
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 09:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Navneet Singh
Sushil Kumar missing from Commonwealth Games 2018 wrestling list! It’s just a glitch
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.
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 12:30 PM IST
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent