Topic: wrestlers' protest
“I have started feeling disgusted with my awards”: Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her decision to return the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honor awarded to her in 2020, along with the Arjuna Award, in a strongly-worded open letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared on her social media platforms on Tuesday evening.
‘I quit wrestling!’: Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik announces retirement after Sanjay Singh’s WFI chief elections win
2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist and India’s wrestling icon Sakshi Malik has announced quitting wrestling following Sanjay Singh being elected as president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Four wrestlers share audio, visual evidence against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with police
Four out of the six female athletes who have leveled allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have submitted audio and video evidence in support of their claims.
“Pressure on us to compromise,” says Sakshi Malik
Olympian Sakshi Malik who is one of the front figures of wrestlers’ protest, said that one of the seven female wrestlers, who is a minor, has altered her statement against Wrestling Federation of India and BJP MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh due to pressure.
