Babita Phogat hit back at Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik after the latter’s accusations.
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik made a shocking revelation about Babita Phogat’s role in the wrestlers’ protests last year.
Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat announced a new wrestling league, Wrestling Champions Super League (WSCL).
In the 2016 edition of the Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, a total of 63 men and 54 women across 15 sports fought for the nation’s glory.
TIME honoured the torchbearer of Indian female wrestling Malik by including her in their 2024 list of the top 100 most influential people across the globe.
Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund made sparkling comeback in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik issued a warning to the government after the United World Wrestling (UWW) lifted the ban on the Wrestling Federation of India.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia shared a video on X and said that they will soon talk to those who were a part of their protests in the coming days.
In his first singles match after his comeback, Nadal recorded a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Austrian former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem.
In the video going viral, the demonstrators held banners with messages written like, “UWW save our wrestling from these 3 wrestlers”.
After scoring the winning goal for Luton Town agaisnt Newcastle, Andros Townsend spoke about getting the job done for their captain Tom Lockyer.
The European Court of Justice found that FIFA and UEFA’s rules were “contrary to EU law.”
Vinesh Phogat said during the press conference that the future of Indian wrestling is in dark.
Antim Panghal, who is the current U20 World Champion in the 53kg category, and Sujeet Kalkal, who is the Under-23 Asian Champion in the 65kg category, have filed a petition against the WFI ad-hoc panel over the same.
After Phogat’s sharp reaction to the video, Sakshi Malik has accused the 33-year-old wrestler and said that she tried to weaken the protest.
The reason for extension of wrestling trials for Asian Games 2023 is a longstanding protest from top Indian wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief for sexually harassing women’s wrestlers.
As per the allegations against Singh, seven female wrestlers, including one minor, had registered two FIRs.
The wrestlers requested the appointment of a woman chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the withdrawal of police FIRs against them.
However, Malik clarified that she is fulfilling her responsibility in railways along with the protest.
It is to be noted that this comes after a delegation of wrestlers met the Home Minister Amit Shah early this morning on June 5.
Naresh Tikait, the farmer leader, sought five days from the wrestlers to help them in their ongoing protest.
Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia are fighting for justice against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the President of Wrestling federation of India (WFI) for allegedly harassing women’s wrestlers sexually during his time at the top job.
It is to be noted that Sakshi Malik and other top wrestlers have been protesting for more than a month now in Delhi against the WFI and they have accused Chief Brij Bhushan Singh of sexual harassment.
The protesting wrestlers also vowed to sit on a fast at the India Gate in New Delhi until death, after putting their medals in the Ganga on Tuesday evening.
Sakshi Mailk, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia were involved in the skirmish with Delhi Police which saw them all getting detained.
Thousands of police personnel were deployed, and protesters sitting at Jantar Mantar said they will go ahead for the ‘Mahapanchayat’.
Notably, the top Indian wrestlers have alleged sexual exploitation and harassment of women’s wrestlers by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the WFI President.
A Mahapanchayat will be held on May 28 outside the new Parliament building, on the day of its inauguration.
Earlier on Wednesday, Punia said that he is willing to return his medals and other honours if the wrestlers don’t get justice.
Sakshi Malik challenged the BJP MP to undergo a lie detector narco test to prove his innocence.
The protesting wrestlers have also decided to wear black armbands on Thursday as a mark of protest against the authorities.
Vinesh Phogat also issued a statement addressing the media on Sunday.
The BJP MP mentioned that he has done great things for Indian wrestling in the last 11 years and there was nothing wrong in his conduct with the wrestlers during that time period.
The protesting wrestlers had earlier missed Zagreb and Alexandria Ranking Series in February and the senior Asian Championships in Astana.
Just a day prior, Delhi Police had registered two FIRs in relation to the sexual harassment allegations on WFI Chief, levelled by women’s wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, among others.
Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia, among others wrestlers, are protesting at Jantar Mantar against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Top women’s wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have alleged that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) sexually exploited them in the past.
Malik defeated Canadian competitor Ana Gonzalez in the women’s freestyle 62kg final to win the gold at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
She had previously won a silver in the 58kg category in 2014 and a bronze in the 62kg category in 2018 in CWG.
This is the first gold medal for Sakshi Malik at the Commonwealth Games after winning silver in the 2014 and bronze in 2018.
The medal matches are set to commence at 09:30 pm (IST).