Wrestling
Olympian Pargat Singh supports agitating wrestlers, slams P.T. Usha
"No one will come out in streets unless one was seriously piqued and harassed to the brim," said Pargat Singh, assailing all those sportsmen and women who went through similar situations but were now sitting mute spectators. "It is such a serious matter. A sportsperson knows how hard it is to come to a national and international level. And if such exploitation of athletes takes place at the highest level, it is even beyond holding one's head of shame and remain part of the sports administration."
Wrestling mess: Neeraj Chopra supports grapplers in protest against WFI
Some of India's top wrestlers including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, seeking action against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of women grapplers.Neeraj Chopra on Friday came out in support of the wrestlers. "It hurts to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud," said Chopra in a tweet on Friday.
Wrestling mess: 14 meetings held, but complainants did not appear before panel, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
The Minister said the government got the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up an Oversight Committee and is now taking action based on major findings in the report submitted by it, by requesting the IOA to set an Ad-hoc Committee and conduct free and fair elections within 45 days. He said as per another finding of the report, an internal committee will be constituted after the elections and it will look into all complaints of sexual and mental harassment.
Wrestling mess: 14 meetings held, but complainants did not appear before panel, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
Anurag Singh Thakur said the government got the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up an Oversight Committee and is now taking action based on major findings in the report submitted by it, by requesting the IOA to set an Ad-hoc Committee and conduct free and fair elections within 45 days.
Wrestling mess: 'Babita forced us to sit on dharna and then backstabbed', alleges grappler
"She first forced us to sit on dharna, asked us that no political leader should come on dais. We listened to her every command and asked all the political leaders to not come meet us, but then she (Babita) politicised everything for her personal benefits and backstabbed us and left us here alone" the wrestler told IANS on condition of anonymity."That was the most disheartening part of our fight for justice. But we know that the entire nation is with us, our truth is with us."
Wrestlers mess: DCW demands FIR against cops probing allegations
The DCW has recommended Delhi Police to register an FIR against police officials under section 166A (c) (public servant disobeying direction under law) of the Indian Penal Code. In a statement on Wednesday, the DCW stated that it had received a complaint regarding sexual harassment of women wrestlers by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Wrestling mess: Seven women grapplers and their families are getting threats, alleges Vinesh Phogat
"Their (complainants') family members are getting threats now. Their lives are in danger. Police must register the FIR and help the innocent people," Vinesh told IANS. "If something happens to these complainants, Delhi Police and the government will be responsible for it."
Asian Wrestling C'ships: Aman Sehrawat wins first gold medal for India; Deepak bags bronze
Aman Sehrawat defeated Kyrgyzstan's Almaz Smanbekov 9-4 in the 57kg freestyle final to bag a gold medal in his maiden appearance in the competition, Sehrawat opened his campaign with a 7-1 win over Japan's Rikuto Arai in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal bout, he got the better of China's Zou Wanhao by a 7-4 scoreline. Sehrawat is the current U-23 World Champion in his weight category and also a TOPS athlete.
WFI sexual harassment: First requested, now Bajrang, Vinesh opt out of training trips!
"They (Bajrang, Vinesh) are really upset with the way things have been handled so far. Now they are saying that they will not train till the committee submits its report and Brij Bhushan is sacked," sources added. Earlier, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat's request for an International training camp.
Asian Wrestling Championships: India's Vikas wins bronze in Greco-Roman category
Vikas defeated China's Jian Tan by 8-0 technical superiority in the men's 72kg Greco-Roman category, within a remarkable time of 1 min 41 secs on Monday. The Indian started his campaign strongly with an 11-0 technical superiority win over Korea's Ji-yeon Lee in the qualification round. However, he suffered a 6-1 loss to Iran's Sajjad Imentalab in the quarter-finals.
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