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☆ Indian wrestlers suspend protest after promise of swift probe of federation chief
  + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Rupam Jain | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
NEW DELHI, June 7 (Reuters) - India's top wrestlers said they had decided to suspend protests on Wednesday after the country's sports minister promised a swift probe of their federation chief who they accused six months ago of sexually harassing female athletes. The wrestlers have been camping in New Delhi for months seeking the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has denied the allegations. Singh, a six-time member of parliament, has been accused of sexually assaulting seven female athletes, including a minor. His lawyer rejected all the allegations levelled by the wrestlers and said Singh was cooperating with the police in the probe. It has also threatened to suspend WFI if it fails to hold a fresh election this month.
Persons: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Singh, Narendra Modi's, Bajrang Punia, Anurag Thakur, Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, . Sports Minister Thakur, Joanna Maranhao, Sakshi Dayal, Hritika Sharma, Bill Berkrot, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Wrestling Federation of India, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Sports, Tokyo, . Sports Minister, Rights Alliance, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Thomson Locations: DELHI, New Delhi, Asian
☆ Indian athletes to toss medals into Ganges as they demand official's arrest
  + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
NEW DELHI, May 30 (Reuters) - India's top wrestlers have threatened to hurl their medals into the river Ganges on Tuesday as they demand the arrest of the head of the Wrestling Federation of India over sexual harassment allegations. Singh has been stripped of his administrative powers but the wrestlers are seeking his arrest over allegations of sexual harassment against female wrestlers. "For us, our medals are sacred, and so is the river Ganges," they said in a statement in Hindi. "This holy river is the perfect custodian of our medals, not the system that shields the offender." The athletes said that after throwing their medals into the river they would return to New Delhi to begin a hunger strike at the India Gate war memorial.
☆ India's top female wrestlers detained in New Delhi as Modi inaugurates new Parliament
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
According to Malik, one of India’s most celebrated female wrestlers, some protesters were peacefully marching to Parliament when scuffles broke out with police. Indian wrestlers Sangeeta Phogat and Vinesh Phogat struggle as they are detained by the police while attempting to march to India's new parliament in New Delhi on May 28, 2023. Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik is detained by the police while attempting to march to India's new parliament in New Delhi on May 28, 2023. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is detained by the police while attempting to march to India's new parliament in New Delhi on May 28, 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament House, in New Delhi on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
☆ Top Indian wrestlers detained as protest against federation chief intensifies
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
NEW DELHI, May 28 (Reuters) - Several of India's top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, were detained by police on Sunday as they intensified their protest demanding the arrest of their federation chief over sexual harassment allegations. The wrestlers originally hit the street in January demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has denied allegations of sexually harassing several female athletes. The wrestlers resumed their protest on April 23 demanding Singh's arrest and have since been camping near the new parliament building which Modi inaugurated on Sunday. "They broke the barricades and didn't follow police directions," senior Delhi Police officer Dependra Pathak told local media. Malik, who won the women's 58kg freestyle bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, shared photos and video of the wrestlers being dragged away by the police.
☆ Indian players resume protest against federation chief
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's top wrestlers have resumed their sit-in protest in New Delhi demanding "immediate arrest" of their federation chief after accusing him of sexually harassing several female players. They have also moved the country's top court seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He also sought support for the wrestlers, who have been camping at the protest site since Sunday. I request all the athletes of the country, all the players, to come and join us," said the 29-year-old. The sports ministry asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday to form an ad-hoc committee to run the WFI and hold fresh election within 45 days.
☆ Top Indian wrestlers accuse sports body chief of sexual harassment
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Olympic medal-winning Indian wrestlers have accused the chief of their sport's governing body and its coaches of sexually harassing female players and have vowed to protest until the federation is disbanded and its head investigated. The athletes say they know five or six players who have in the past been victims of harassment. The wrestlers met sports ministry officials on Thursday and were given "assurances" of action, Malik, The first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal, told reporters at the protest site. Punia, one of India's top male wrestlers, Malik and Phogat said they would not take part in any tournaments until adequate action was taken and the wrestling federation was disbanded. Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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