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The Iron Sheik, a standout Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran who gained global fame in professional wrestling with his 1980s rivalries against the likes of Hulk Hogan, died Wednesday at the age of 81, according to his official Twitter account.
NEW DELHI : India's top wrestlers decided to suspend their protests on Wednesday after the country's sports minister promised a swift probe of their federation chief who has been accused of sexually harassing female athletes.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P T Usha on Tuesday justified the delay in holding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, saying selection trials for the junior grapplers was a priority for the national sports apex body. The IOA had on April 27 announced that a three-member ad-hoc committee will run the day-to-day affairs of the federation and also hold WFI elections within 45 days of its formation. However it has not yet appointed the third member -- a retired high court judge -- to initiate the election process.
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Concerned that the protesting wrestlers can take the extreme step of immersing their medals into holy river Ganga, members of the 1983 World Cup winning cricket team on Friday urged the elite athletes not to take a hasty decision and hoped their grievances will be heard and resolved. Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, who have been demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Birj Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, took their protest to Haridwar on May 30 but did not carry out the threat of immersing their medals into Ganga.
Novak Djokovic is into round three of the French Open after a 7-6(2) 6-0 6-3 win over Marton Fucsovics in the night match on a windy Philippe-Chatrier. The Serbian, a two-time champion at Roland-Garros, was made to stretch every sinew in a first set that lasted one hour and 27 minutes. Ad But after he had won that particular arm wrestle, it was plain sailing for the 22-time major winner, bagelling the Hungarian in set two and racing away with the match thereafter.
Cameron Norrie produced a superb performance to reach the French Open third round, crushing home favourite Lucas Pouille 6-1 6-3 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes. The Brit, seeded 14th at Roland-Garros, needed little over an hour to go two sets to the good in an electric start to the match. Ad World No.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned the manner in which the protesting Indian wrestlers were being treated by Delhi Police over the weekend, terming it "very disturbing" in a strongly-worded statement. The IOC's reaction follows the United World Wrestling's (UWW) criticism of the detention of the grapplers during their protest at Jantar Mantar, in which the sport's world body threatened to suspend the national federation if it fails to hold its election within the stipulated time.