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Narendra Modi - Brij Bhushan - Anurag Thakur - Bajrang Punia - Sakshi Malik - Wrestlers Call Off Protest; Federation Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Is Completed, Says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur - sports.ndtv.com - India

Wrestlers Call Off Protest; Federation Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Is Completed, Says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

After getting assurances that their grievances would be addressed, wrestlers called off their protest following the second round of meeting with union sports minister Anurag Thakur that ended after midnight on Saturday. The minister assured the wrestlers, which included big names like Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, among others that investigation with regards to their allegations of sexual misconduct against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) coaches and president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will be completed in four weeks. An oversight committee will be formed to investigate the allegations, Thakur added. WFI chief Brij Bhushan will step aside till the time the oversight committee completes its investigation.

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Brij Bhushan - "Come Forward, Tell Us": PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association Chief, Backs Wrestlers Amid #MeToo Protest - sports.ndtv.com - India

"Come Forward, Tell Us": PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association Chief, Backs Wrestlers Amid #MeToo Protest

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Thursday said she is "deeply concerned and disturbed" by the sexual harassment allegations by renowned wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying the national Olympic body will do everything possible to safeguard the interest of the country's women athletes. Celebrated Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik besides Vinesh Phogat and others are staging a sit-in protest for the last two days at Jantar Mantar here against the WFI president, accusing him of sexual exploitation and intimidation and have demanded that the federation be disbanded.

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Narendra Modi - Vinesh Phogat - Brij Bhushan - Sakshi Malik - Top Indian wrestlers accuse sports body chief of sexual harassment - channelnewsasia.com - India - New Delhi

Top Indian wrestlers accuse sports body chief of sexual harassment

NEW DELHI : Olympic medal-winning Indian wrestlers have accused the chief of their sport's governing body and its coaches of sexually harassing female players and have vowed to protest until the federation is disbanded and its head investigated.

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Vinesh Phogat - Brij Bhushan - Asian Games - Sakshi Malik - "Respond In 3 Days": Centre To Wrestling Body On Sexual Harassment Charge - sports.ndtv.com - India - Delhi - New Delhi

"Respond In 3 Days": Centre To Wrestling Body On Sexual Harassment Charge

The sports ministry has sought a response from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) "within the next 72 hours" after top wrestlers including Olympian Vinesh Phogat, Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik alleged gross misconduct by the sports body's coaches and president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, said that "national coaches molested female wrestlers over the years and were given death threats by WFI officials." She along with other top Indian wrestlers sat a massive protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. The wrestlers have called for the removal of the WFI president from the post.

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Vinesh Phogat - Brij Bhushan - Bajrang Punia - Sakshi Malik - This Protest Is For Our Rights: Wrestler Bajrang Punia On Second Day Of Agitation Against Federation - sports.ndtv.com - Tokyo - India - Delhi

This Protest Is For Our Rights: Wrestler Bajrang Punia On Second Day Of Agitation Against Federation

Demanding strict action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and several coaches who have been accused of allegedly sexually harassing multiple athletes, hundreds of wrestlers sat on protest in Delhi on Thursday. For the second day, top wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat among others gathered at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi at 10 AM, and were joined by other members from the fraternity. Vinesh Phogat, who is a triple Commonwealth Games medallist, went public with the allegations on Wednesday, before the country's sports ministry asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to respond to the charges within 72 hours.

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Narendra Modi - Brij Bhushan - Sakshi Malik - Wrestlers Stage Protest Against WFI President's 'Dictatorship', Vow To Fight Till End - sports.ndtv.com - Tokyo - India

Wrestlers Stage Protest Against WFI President's 'Dictatorship', Vow To Fight Till End

In an unprecedented move, the country's top wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, staged a protest against the "dictatorship" of national federation President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday. The wrestlers did not share the exact details of their grievances or their demands but it was clear that they are fed up with the way the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is being run by Singh, who is also a BJP MP from Kaiserganj.

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Rafa Nadal - Djokovic feels the love during dominant opening victory - channelnewsasia.com - Serbia - Australia - county Park

Djokovic feels the love during dominant opening victory

MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic soaked up thunderous applause in his first match back at the Australian Open after last year's deportation drama, as the nine-times champion outclassed Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0 on Tuesday in a flawless start to his title bid.

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Vince Macmahon - Stephanie Macmahon - WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon resigns, Vince returns as executive chairman - channelnewsasia.com - county George - Wilson

WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon resigns, Vince returns as executive chairman

:World Wrestling Entertainment elected former chief Vince McMahon as the executive chairman of the board on Tuesday, the company said, adding that co-chief executive officer and chairwoman Stephanie McMahon resigned from her role.

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