Why did Indian wrestlers protest against WFI president and coaches at Jantar Mantar?
1 year, 10 months ago

Why did Indian wrestlers protest against WFI president and coaches at Jantar Mantar?

The Hindu  

Vinesh Phogat admits she was a little thrown off when she, on the morning of 18th of January, made her way to Jantar Mantar in Central Delhi. As word spread of some of India’s most accomplished athletes on the road in New Delhi, media began to trickle in, the wrestlers were tight lipped only saying they were protesting against what they termed the dictatorial nature of the Wrestling Federation and the WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who had been in that position since 2011. RELATED - MC Mary Kom to lead Oversight Committee to probe allegations against WFI president This wasn’t the first time Vinesh and other senior athletes had been made to run through hoops. Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur along with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Babita Phogat and Ravi Kumar Dahiya addresses a joint press conference regarding the wrestlers‘ protest against the Wrestling Federation of India and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. WRESTLERS’ PROTEST: A TIMELINE: On January 18, 2023, several of India’s top wrestlers sat on a public protest in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India and it’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

History of this topic

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2 months ago
Malik Claims Babita Phogat Orchestrated Wrestlers' Protest, Sparks Controversy
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2 months ago
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4 months ago
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10 months, 1 week ago
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11 months, 3 weeks ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
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Babita Phogat has tried to weaken our protest: Sakshi Malik
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1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
Wrestler vs wrestlers: BJP's Babita Phogat calls Sakshi Malik 'Congress puppet'
1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
Will decide next step after legal team gets chargesheet against WFI chief, says protesting wrestler
1 year, 6 months ago
Wrestlers protest: Pressure on minor's family, says Sakshi Malik on withdrawal of POCSO case
1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
Wrestlers protest | Delhi Police charge Brij Bhushan for outraging modesty, seek cancellation of POCSO case
1 year, 6 months ago
WFI chief Brij Bhushan faces sexual harassment charges, says Delhi Police
1 year, 6 months ago
Wrestlers protest: Relief for WFI chief as Delhi Police recommends cancellation of case filed under POCSO
1 year, 6 months ago
Wrestlers protest: Police file 1,000-page chargesheet against WFI chief in sexual harassment case
1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
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1 year, 6 months ago
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