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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Pulls Out Of Asian Games Due To Knee Injury - sports.ndtv.com - India

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Pulls Out Of Asian Games Due To Knee Injury

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will not compete at the 2023 Asian Games due to a knee injury. She announced the decision on X in a post. Vinesh, a former World Championship medallist and one of the most prominent faces of the wresters' protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was earlier given a direct entry by an ad-hoc panel into the continental extravaganza along with Bajran Punia. That led to a huge controversy, with several young wrestlers pointing out that this was not the right way. However, now it has become official that Vinesh would not be part of the Hangzhou event, starting September 23.

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Brij Bhushan - Vinesh Phogat Secures Women's 50kg Paris Olympics Quota For India - sports.ndtv.com - India - North Korea - Cambodia - Kyrgyzstan

Vinesh Phogat Secures Women's 50kg Paris Olympics Quota For India

Looking as dominant as ever, Vinesh Phogat on Saturday locked Paris Olympics quota in women's 50kg category, reaching the final at the Asian Olympic Qualifier without conceding a single point in  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Saturday. It is India's second quota place for the Paris Games as Antim Panghal had earned a quota in the 53kg category with her bronze medal winning show at the World Championships last year.

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Paris Olympics - Brij Bhushan - Vinesh Phogat, Reetika, Anshu Malik Secure Paris Olympics Quotas For India - sports.ndtv.com - Turkey - India - North Korea - Kyrgyzstan

Vinesh Phogat, Reetika, Anshu Malik Secure Paris Olympics Quotas For India

Making a strong comeback to international arena after leading a prolonged protest against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, celebrated Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat locked Paris Olympics quota in women's 50kg category with a strong show at the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Saturday. Also punching their tickets to Paris Olympics were Anshu Malik (57kg) and U23 world champion Reetika (76kg), who also reached the final of the tournament with solid performances.

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Brij Bhushan - Asian Games - Paris Games - Drama At Wrestling Trials: Vinesh Phogat Wins 50kg Bout After Holding Up Proceedings - sports.ndtv.com - Kyrgyzstan

Drama At Wrestling Trials: Vinesh Phogat Wins 50kg Bout After Holding Up Proceedings

Keen to ensure that she remains in reckoning for the Paris Games, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat did not let the selection trials start in the women's 50kg and 53kg categories and demanded a written assurance from the authorities that a final trial will be held in the 53kg weight class before the Olympics. Following the ad-hoc committee for wrestling acceding to her demand, Vinesh, the Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, defeated Shivani 11-6 in the 50kg weight category to book a place in the Paris Olympics Qualification tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan next month.

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Brij Bhushan - "Sanjay Singh As Wrestling Body Chief Is Like Brij Bhushan Singh In Power": Vinesh Phogat - sports.ndtv.com - India - county Power

"Sanjay Singh As Wrestling Body Chief Is Like Brij Bhushan Singh In Power": Vinesh Phogat

As the Wrestling Federation of India drama rolls into another day, the Sports Ministry decided to suspend the body over its decision to organise the U-15 and U-20 nationals in a hasty manner. While the decision has been welcomed by wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, they remain worried about the future of wrestling in the country, considering the new man in charge, Sanjay Singh, is a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, against whom the wrestlers had made grave accusations.

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Paris Olympics - Two-Step Selection Process To Pick Wrestlers For Olympics, Antim Panghal To Compete Against Challenger - sports.ndtv.com - Turkey - India - Kyrgyzstan

Two-Step Selection Process To Pick Wrestlers For Olympics, Antim Panghal To Compete Against Challenger

The wrestling squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be finalised through a two-step selection process, where the grapplers who have earned the quota places for the country, will compete against a challenger in June and the winner will represent India in the quadrennial showpiece. So far only Antim Panghal, the world championships bronze medallist in 53kg category, has earned a quota place for the country and she too will have to compete against a challenger on June 1 to know whether she will go to Paris or not.

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Brij Bhushan - World Body Ready To Lift Suspension Of WFI After Alections: Nenad Lalovic - sports.ndtv.com - India

World Body Ready To Lift Suspension Of WFI After Alections: Nenad Lalovic

United World Wrestling (UWW) will not interfere in the pending case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of Indian women grapplers by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but will "listen to the voices of athletes" if they approach the world body again, its chief Nenad Lalovic said on Monday. Seven wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat, had alleged that Singh had sexually harassed female grapplers.

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Brij Bhushan - Brij Bhushan And Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Blame Each Other For WFI Suspension - sports.ndtv.com - India

Brij Bhushan And Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Blame Each Other For WFI Suspension

Outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, currently fighting sexual harassment charges levelled by women wrestlers, and celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday blamed each other for the national federation's suspension by UWW on account of not holding elections within 45 days. The WFI elections were supposed to be held on August 12 but the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the polls, acting on a petition filed by Haryana Wrestling Association (HWA). On Thursday, United World Wrestling (UWW) suspended WFI as a result of which Indian grapplers won't be able to compete at next month's World Championship under national flag.

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Brij Bhushan - Star - Vinesh Phogat Undergoes Knee Surgery In Mumbai, Vows To Come Back Stronger - sports.ndtv.com - India

Vinesh Phogat Undergoes Knee Surgery In Mumbai, Vows To Come Back Stronger

Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who pulled out of Asian Games due to a knee injury, on Thursday underwent a surgery in Mumbai and vowed to come back stronger. Phogat, who was at the forefront of the protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, had got a direct entry to the Hangzhou Asian Games but suffered an injury while training on August 13.

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