Topic: Women wrestlers
International wrestling body UWW ‘condemns treatment of wrestlers’ in India
The United World Wrestling (UWW), the global governing body for wrestling, came out with a strong statement condemning the “treatment and detention of the wrestlers” in India.
Protesting wrestlers defer plan to immerse medals in Ganga, give 5-day ultimatum
India’s prominent wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have deferred their plans to immerse their Olympic and world championship medals in the Ganga.
Protesting wrestlers say they’ll throw medals in Ganga today; go on fast unto death
India’s world-class wrestlers including Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have said they will throw their Olympic and world medals in the Ganga at Haridwar on Tuesday as a way of protesting the Delhi police action.
Jantar Mantar cleared out, but wrestlers undeterred: “No point in going home till we get justice…”
Even after the Delhi Police cleared the protest site at Jantar Mantar, India’s top-class wrestlers who have been protesting said that they would continue their agitation against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief, over sexual harassment allegations
Sengol has ‘bent’ very first day, says CM Stalin on police action against wrestlers
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin reacted sharply to the police's detention of protesting wrestlers in Delhi and targeted the Union government over the issue, saying the 'Sengol' installed in the new Parliament building has "bent" the very first day.
Wrestlers detained ahead of march to Parliament, ‘sad day for Indian sports’, says Sakshi Malik
India’s world-class wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were detained along with other protesters after a scuffle broke out between protestors and police at Jantar Mantar today, ahead of the protesting wrestlers’ ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ at the new Parliament House building today.
