UWW moves Asian championships out of Delhi after WFI enquiry
1 year, 10 months ago

UWW moves Asian championships out of Delhi after WFI enquiry

The Hindu  

The United World Wrestling has moved the Asian wrestling championships from New Delhi to Kazakhstan capital Astana due to the ongoing enquiry over various allegations, including sexual misconduct, levelled against the Wrestling Federation of India by a group of elite wrestlers. Stadium Complex in New Delhi, will now take place between April 7 and 15 with final dates to be confirmed, said the UWW in a statement on Thursday. “The UWW was forced to change the host of the continental championships due to the recent developments in Indian wrestling and a pending inquiry by the Indian Sports Ministry against the WFI.” The M.C.Mary Kom-chaired oversight committee, which was formed by the Union Sports Ministry to probe the allegations against the WFI and look after the day-to-day administration of the federation, had reportedly requested the UWW to postpone the event. Meanwhile, the protesting wrestlers – including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya – have stayed away from participating in any event.

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Senior National Wrestling Championship 2024: Top wrestlers absent amid WFI controversy
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Senior National Wrestling Championship 2024: Top wrestlers absent amid WFI controversy

The Hindu  

The three-day Senior National Wrestling Championship will get underway at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here from Friday, but with its sheen significantly wiped out. And a month ago, the Delhi High Court restrained the WFI from holding the nationals and called for an Indian Olympic Association -appointed ad-hoc committee to run the sport. But the presence of an ad-hoc body …

Wrestling World Championships: WFI Clears Indian Team's Participation Despite Dispute
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Wrestling World Championships: WFI Clears Indian Team's Participation Despite Dispute

The Hindu  

The Indian wrestling team has been cleared to participate at the World Championships after all the 12 selected athletes assembled outside the residence of Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and sought his intervention. The government has assured the WFI that they will take responsibility if a contempt charge is levelled on the federation and cleared the participation of the team.

UWW says only WFI can send entries for Asian meet and Olympic qualifiers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UWW says only WFI can send entries for Asian meet and Olympic qualifiers

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : In a development that might cast a serious doubt on wrestlers’ participation in the international events including Paris Olympics qualifiers, United World Wrestling on Friday reiterated that only Wrestling Federation of India can send entries for tournaments being organised by the world body. This comes a day after the Delhi High Court authorised ad-hoc committee to conduct selection …

Only WFI can send India teams: UWW
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Only WFI can send India teams: UWW

Hindustan Times  

In a fresh twist to the wrestling saga, the world wrestling body said Wrestling Federation of India as its "affiliated member" alone has the right to "elect and announce their teams" for international tournaments including Paris Olympics qualifiers. Wrestling Federation of India logo "From the outset it is reminded here that, after the lifting of the suspension imposed by the …

United World Wrestling lifts suspension on WFI
10 months, 1 week ago

United World Wrestling lifts suspension on WFI

Hindustan Times  

United World Wrestling, wrestling's global governing body, on Tuesday lifted the suspension from the Wrestling Federation of India with immediate effect. Wrestling Federation of India logo "The UWW Disciplinary Chamber decided that it had sufficient grounds to impose the provisional suspension on the body as the situation in the federation prevailed for at least six months," UWW's statement read. WFI …

UWW lifts WFI suspension, directs not to discriminate against protesting wrestlers
10 months, 1 week ago

UWW lifts WFI suspension, directs not to discriminate against protesting wrestlers

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In what comes as a big relief for the Wrestling Federation of India, the United World Wrestling on Tuesday lifted the suspension imposed on the national federation on August 23 last year with immediate effect. The decision by the world body means Indian wrestlers can now compete under the country's flag in events being organised by the UWW. It …

Wrestling: UWW approves new format for 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers
1 year, 1 month ago

Wrestling: UWW approves new format for 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers

The Hindu  

United World Wrestling on Monday, announced a new format for the continental and world qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympics next year. For the four continental qualifiers beginning with the Pan-American Qualifiers in Acapulco, Mexico in February, the semifinal bouts will serve as the qualification bouts for the Paris Olympics. For the World Qualifier to be held in Turkey in …

Abhimanyu enters quarterfinals as three other wrestlers lose in World Wrestling championship
1 year, 3 months ago

Abhimanyu enters quarterfinals as three other wrestlers lose in World Wrestling championship

The Hindu  

Three Indian free-style wrestlers fell by the wayside, losing their second-round bouts on the day one of the UWW World Championships, with only the 70kg grappler Abhimanyu entering the quarterfinal in Belgrade on September 16. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, first upset Ukrainian world No.7 Ihor Nykyforuk 19-9 …

Wrestling trials for World Championships to go ahead as per schedule: Bajwa
1 year, 4 months ago

Wrestling trials for World Championships to go ahead as per schedule: Bajwa

The Hindu  

The trials to select the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming World Championships will go ahead as scheduled on August 25-26 despite the world governing body of the sport suspending the WFI for not conducting elections on time. READ | UWW suspends WFI for delaying elections, Indian wrestlers won’t play under India flag at World Championships IOA-constituted ad-hoc panel chief …

World wrestling body relaxes entry deadline for India
1 year, 4 months ago

World wrestling body relaxes entry deadline for India

Hindustan Times  

Wrestling’s global governing body United World Wrestling has agreed “in principle” to the ad-hoc committee’s request to extend the August 16 deadline for India to submit the final entries for the World Championships. The Bhupender Bajwa-led committee had written to UWW on July 28 requesting them to push the deadline for sending the squad list to August 26 The Bhupender …

India pays big price for WFI controversy, lose hosting rights of Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

India pays big price for WFI controversy, lose hosting rights of Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi

India TV News  

India have paid a big price for the recent controversy surrounding the administration of the Wrestling Federation of India after the sport's global governing body - United World Wrestling took away the rights to host the Asian Wrestling Championships. The protestors took it to the floor in January to show their anger against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and …

Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: New Delhi to host the event from March 28 to April 2
2 years ago

Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: New Delhi to host the event from March 28 to April 2

Firstpost  

The United World Wrestling announced the dates for the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023, which will take place in New Delhi, India, from March 28 to April 2. Jalandhar served as the host city for the 1979 Asian Wrestling Championships, which were held in India. Indian wrestlers earned 17 medals at the most recent Asian Championships, which were held in Mongolia …

Wrestling World Championship cancelled, alternative competition planned
4 years, 1 month ago

Wrestling World Championship cancelled, alternative competition planned

The Hindu  

Indian wrestlers have been dealt another blow in their preparations for Tokyo Olympics with the year-end Wrestling World Championships officially called off for not meeting the minimum participation criteria. The United World Wrestling took the decision late on Tuesday and is now planning to organise an ‘Individual World Cup’ as a substitute event. There are real challenges to overcome but …

India defers trials for wrestling world meet
4 years, 1 month ago

India defers trials for wrestling world meet

Hindustan Times  

The Wrestling Federation of India has delayed its decision on trials for the World Wrestling Championship in Serbia from December 12-20. This was after the executive committee meeting of United World Wrestling was rescheduled to November 12, Women wrestlers practice at Sonipat wrestling academy at Sonipat,Haryana “We too have delayed our decision about the selection trials of the Indian team …

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