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New Delhi: Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such cases. The WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior level.
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such cases. The WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior level. Much to the exasperation of WFI, two overage wrestlers even won medals at the recent Khelo India Games in Bi ...Read More >
The Wrestling Federation of India took action against wrestlers using fake birth certificates. They suspended 30 wrestlers for competing at junior level despite being overage. These wrestlers allegedly obtained fake certificates, often with coaches' encouragement. The WFI also suspended Haryana coach Sanjay Lather. The suspension was due to a sexual harassment complaint during the Khelo India Games.Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tokyo Olympics silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya has decided to move up in the weight category to improve his chances of prolonging his career and aim for a medal in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. In the latest episode of the House of Glory podcast, an initiative by the Gagan Narang Sports Foundation, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya explained the rationale behind his decision to change his weight category. "I won't be continuing in the 57kg weight category as, with age, it becomes a very troublesome weight, and I thus have dec ...Read More >