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Returning officer likely to take decision of WFI poll date on Wednesday: Ad hoc panel’s Bajwa

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat during a protest against the WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Wrestling squad selection for Paris Olympics: Two-step process to pick wrestlers, Antim to compete against Challenger

FILE PHOTO: The young Antim could end up competing against archrival Vinesh Phogat for the Paris berth if the 2018 Asian Games gold medallist emerges a “challenger”.

UWW ready to lift suspension of WFI after elections, says Lalovic

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE - India’s Aman (in blue) and China’s Liu Minghu compete in the men’s freestyle 57kg category wrestling match at the 19th Asian Games.

Why is Vinesh Phogat not participating in Asian Games 2023?

FILE PHOTO: India’s Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning the Gold medal in women’s freestyle 50 kg wrestling at the Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta on Monday, August 20, 2018.

Top 10 controversies involving the Asian Games

Angry wrestlers and their family members threatened to boycott the trials in protest of the exemption given to Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia (65 kg) and world medallist Vinesh Phogat (53 kg).

Antim Panghal determined to shine in Asian Games, World Championships

Antim Panghal, the Under20 Wrestling World Champion.

Priya becomes only second Indian U20 World Champion, fiery Panghal one win away from second title

FILE PHOTO: Wrestler Antim Panghal after her gold medal at the U-20 World Championships, in Sofia in 2022.

Whereabouts failure due to glitch in application: Bhawna Jat

Bhawna had competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is in the list of athletes for the Asian Games.

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of Asian Games due to injury, Antim Panghal to travel as reserve

FILE PHOTO: Vinesh will also miss next month’s Olympic-qualifying World Championship, the trials for which are scheduled to be held on August 25-26.

Asian C’ships 2021 bronze medallist wrestler Seema Bisla handed one-year ban for whereabouts failure

Indian wrestler Seema Bisla with her coach Paramjeet Yadav.

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