Vinesh Phogat breaks down upon return; receives grand welcome after Paris heartbreak

New Delhi, 17/8: Champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday following the heartbreak in Paris Olympics where she was disqualified for being overweight after reaching the 50kg final. Phogat was overcome by emotions and  broke down when wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia greeted her upon her return. “I…

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Several coaches of Sabarmati Express train derail in Uttar Pradesh, no casualties reported

UP, 17/8: Several coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday. The coaches derailed in a block section between Kanpur and Bhimsen station, news agency ANI said. No injuries to anyone were reported from the site. Buses have reached the site to take the passengers to…

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Delhi HC restores mandate of IOA ad hoc panel for WFI on plea by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat

New Delhi, 16/8: The Delhi High Court on Friday restored the mandate of Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) ad hoc committee constituted for running the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on a plea by celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat. The court, in an interim order, said the IOA’s decision to dissolve the…

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