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National Anti-Doping Agency Suspends Bajrang Punia Again, Serves Him Notice Of Charge

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File photo of Bajrang Punia The National Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday suspended Bajrang Punia for a second time, three weeks after ADDP had revoked his suspension on the grounds that NADA had not issued a ‘notice of charge’ to the wrestler. NADA had on April 23 suspended Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler for…

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Sports Ministry Okays Vinesh Phogat’s Request To Include Strength and Conditioning Coach in Hungary Training Camp

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Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) have approved Asian Games gold medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s proposal to include strength and conditioning coach Wayne Patrick Lombard for the international training camp in Hungary from June 10 to 21. “Vinesh, who will be competing in 50kg division in the Paris Olympics, had requested for assistance…

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Aman Sehrawat Saves India From Embarrassment By Locking Paris Olympics Quota, Deepak Punia Eliminated

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Aman Sehrawat lived up to the high expectations by locking the Paris Olympics quota in the men’s freestyle 57kg category but Deepak Punia was eliminated from the qualification race following his crushing first-round defeat at the World Qualifiers in Istanbul on Saturday. Aman, the U23 world champion and also the senior Asian Championship title winner,…

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At No Stage Did I Refuse To Give Dope Sample: Bajrang Punia

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New Delhi: Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has claimed that he refused to provide urine samples during the selection trials in Sonepat in March because the dope control officials failed to furnish adequate proof that they were carrying proper equipment to conduct the tests. The Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist said he had only demanded…

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International Wrestling Body Suspends Bajrang Punia Till The End Of 2024

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Wrestling’s world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA’s decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test. However, in a rather surprising decision, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) sanctioned close to Rs nine lakh for his training abroad despite being…

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India Fields 14-Man Contingent At World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers, Final Chance To Get Paris Olympics Quotas

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India is fielding a 14-man squad for the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers scheduled in Istanbul from Thursday, the last chance for wrestlers to obtain their quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 14 wrestlers include Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia, as per Olympics.com. The event will conclude on May 12. The two finalists in each…

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World Body Ready To Lift Suspension Of WFI After Alections: Nenad Lalovic

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United World Wrestling (UWW) will not interfere in the pending case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of Indian women grapplers by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but will “listen to the voices of athletes” if they approach the world body again, its chief Nenad Lalovic said on Monday. Seven wrestlers, including Olympic…

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Asian Games 2023: Bajrang Punia Makes Medal-less Exit; Aman Wins Bronze

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Bajrang Punia, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou even as three other Indian wrestlers, including the talented Aman Sehrawat, won bronze medals on Friday. An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan…

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Asian Games: Sunil Kumar To Fight For Bronze, Other Greco Roman Wrestlers Bow Out

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Asian Games: Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years.© PTI Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games by reaching the 87kg bronze play-off even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament on Wednesday. Sunil…

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Antim Panghal Wins World Bronze And Quota For Paris Olympics

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Belgrade: Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal’s superb campaign at the World Championships culminated with a bronze medal, a performance that also earned the country a 53kg quota for the Paris Olympics. The 19-year-old Panghal became only the sixth Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Worlds with her win over Sweden’s Emma Jonna…

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