Wrestling: WFI's emergency general council meeting in UP's Ayodhya called off
Jan 22, 2023, at 08:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The emergency meeting of the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) general council, scheduled for Sunday in UP's Ayodhya, was cancelled following the Union sports ministry's order to suspend all its ongoing activities in the wake of the allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against the sports body and its president, said a report in the media.
Union sports ministry suspends WFI additional secretary Vinod Tomar
Jan 22, 2023, at 05:04 am
New Delhi: The Union sports ministry on Saturday suspended the additional secretary of WFI, Vinod Tomar amid protests by India’s celebrated wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, media reports said.
Vijender Singh joins wrestlers' protest, asked to step down from stage: Report
Jan 21, 2023, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Olympian boxer and Congress politician Vijender Singh on Friday joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation India (WFI) and its chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges.