New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) decision to declare wrestler Vinesh Phogat ineligible to participate in domestic competitions and asked the Centre to explore measures to facilitate her participation in the upcoming Asian Games selection trials. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while hearing Phogat’s appeal against a single-judge order refusing interim relief, observed…
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New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has issued a formal show cause notice to three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat, citing “grave acts of indiscipline” and multiple rule violations that the federation claims have caused “national embarrassment”. The WFI has also declared Vinesh “ineligible” to participate in any sanctioned competitions or events until at least June 26, 2026. This ban specifically excludes her from the 2026 Senior Open Ranking Tournament scheduled to begin…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Just a few months before the Asian Games, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has released new eligibility criteria to participate in the selection trials, effectively shutting the door on veteran Vinesh Phogat, who has been hoping to qualify for the Continental mega event.As per the new rules decided by WFI, only medal winners from the 2025 and 2026 competitions will be allowed to participate in the selection trials for the Asian Games. This effectively rules out Pho…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh quashed ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s claims of ‘WFI stopping her from competing in next month’s National Open Ranking tournament’, saying her “registration has already been completed” and questioned why she was creating the unnecessary issue. The Senior Open Ranking Tournament is scheduled to take place from May 10 to 12 at the Nandininagar Mahavidyalaya in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, and the last day of registration…