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Vinesh: Will build world-class sports academy with ₹4-crore prize money
Vinesh has received ₹4 crore from the state government under the sports policy. Despite being disqualified from the women’s 50 kg category in the Olympics after her weight exceeded, the BJP government in Haryana awarded a cash prize to Vinesh equivalent to a silver medal.
Published on Apr 13, 2025 07:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Vinesh Phogat chooses ₹4-cr cash prize after Haryana govt offers options
Phogat, 30, was disqualified from the 2024 Paris Olympics for being overweight ahead of her gold medal bout in the 50-kg category. The three-time Olympian led protests against former former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh. She successfully contested the Haryana Assembly elections from Julana in Jind district last year on a Congress ticket.
Published on Apr 11, 2025 09:48 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Vinesh Phogat accepts ₹4 crore cash prize from Haryana govt: Report
Three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat reportedly submitted a letter to the state sports department to inform them of her decision.
Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:01 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat to receive benefits under state’s sports policy: Haryana Cabinet
Saini said that the state’s sports policy offered three kinds of benefits - a cash prize of ₹4 crore, a job under Group A, and the allotment of an HSVP plot.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 09:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
The Wrestling Federation of India is back.
The sports ministry has revoked the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India. What does this mean for Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh?
Published on Mar 17, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Vinesh Phogat, husband Somvir Rathee expecting their first child
Vinesh Phogat and her husband Somvir Rathee made the announcement through their Instagram handles.
Published on Mar 07, 2025 11:57 AM IST
Vinesh Phogat resumes training for first time since Paris Olympics ordeal
This was the first time Vinesh Phogat trained since the heartbreaking ordeal in Paris.
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 05:09 PM IST
Ambani family's sole entry in 2024's most-searched: Not Nita or Mukesh Ambani
Google's 2024 report revealed India's top searches.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 04:39 PM IST
Mahipal Singh Chouhan
The Challengers: Women who shook the status quo in 2024
BBC has a list of 100. Financial Times has just 25. But writing from an Indian perspective, viewing India from within, who were the women who made most impact?
Published on Dec 22, 2024 08:15 AM IST
‘Emergency like situation’: Vinesh Phogat meets protesting farmers
Vinesh Phogat urged citizens to come forward and unite for the farmer's cause.
Published on Dec 15, 2024 04:07 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat's retirement U-turn predicted after latest Insta post creates buzz
Vinesh's Instagram post left everyone guessing. She did not mention anything about a retirement U-turn but the photo and the words she used were symbolic.
Updated on Nov 05, 2024 08:13 AM IST
The incredible courage of Sakshi Malik
In July 2016, Sakshi Malik got on to a 14-hour flight to New York City. From there she connected to another four-hour haul to Rio de Janeiro.
Published on Oct 27, 2024 08:15 AM IST
Babita Phogat responds to Sakshi Malik's charge about wrestlers' protest
Sakshi Malik claimed that Babita Phogat had gathered several wrestlers to start a protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 04:34 PM IST
Wrestler Sakshi Malik slams media for silence over 'Brij Bhushan's black deeds'
Sakshi Malik criticised the media for ignoring women's issues and stressed the need to amplify their voices rather than spread harmful narratives.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Vinesh Phogat on Sakshi Malik's 'greed' charge: ‘If speaking for sisters…’
Vinesh Phogat responded to Sakshi Malik's criticism of their decision to skip Asian Games trials. Bajrang Punia downplayed any rift in their friendship.
Published on Oct 22, 2024 06:11 PM IST
Sakshi Malik: 'Babita Phogat wanted to be WFI chief, planned wrestlers' protest'
Sakshi Malik claimed that Babita Phogat had gathered wrestlers for a meeting, urging them to protest against Wrestling Federation of India's alleged misconduct.
Updated on Oct 22, 2024 01:14 PM IST
Haryana election results 2024 seat wise: Full list of winners
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who contested the election from the Ladwa constituency, has won. Here's the full seat-wise list of winners
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 10:50 PM IST
Brij Bhushan's 1st reaction to Vinesh Phogat's win: ‘Jahan jaaegi satyanaash…’
Belying exit polls, the BJP is leading in 50 seats in Haryana and is poised to form its third successive government in the state.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 06:54 PM IST
‘Fight of every girl’: Vinesh Phogat after winning Julana seat in Haryana poll
Vinesh Phogat emerged victorious in Julana Constituency in Haryana as she defeated BJP candidate Yogesh Kumar.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 03:50 PM IST
Bajrang Punia's first reaction as Vinesh Phogat aces debut poll bout in Haryana
Vinesh Phogat election result: Bajrang Punia joined the Congress days before the Haryana assembly election 2024 along with Vinesh Phogat.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 01:29 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat wins against BJP's Yogesh Bairagi from Julana in poll debut
Vinesh Phogat's opponent in the assembly polls was Yogesh Bairagi, a former Indian Army captain and commercial pilot.
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 02:24 PM IST
Haryana assembly election results: Key constituencies to look out for
Top parties in the fray are the Congress, BJP, AAP, Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Recognise your power on ‘day of change’: Cong’s Vinesh to Haryana voters
Julana Congress candidate says unemployment, drugs and women’s safety major issues the state is facing.
Published on Oct 05, 2024 03:46 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Similar battle, new arena: Rudraneil Sengupta on Vinesh Phogat the politician
The wrestler knows what it is like to be invisible, underestimated. Parts of Haryana now hope she can recast them as she did herself.
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 01:38 PM IST
Rudraneil Sengupta
Haryana polls 2024: Vote for party that works for women, says Vinesh Phogat
Congress candidate from the Julana constituency and wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat appealed to citizens to come out and cast their vote
Published on Oct 05, 2024 11:18 AM IST
Mary Kom takes dig at Vinesh Phogat’s Paris Olympics weigh-in controversy
Boxing legend Mary Kom shared her perspective on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics 2024 weigh-in controversy that cost India a historic medal.
Updated on Oct 04, 2024 01:26 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat claims she refused Modi's call after Olympics, says conditions put
Vinesh Phogat, now a Congress candidate from Julana assembly, retired from wrestling after she was disqualified ahead of the women's 50 kg freestyle final.
Updated on Oct 02, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Haryana: Young female wrestlers pin hopes on Vinesh Phogat's win for safety
After the wrestlers' protest in January 2023, wrestling akhadas across Haryana witnessed a spurt of dropouts as apprehensive parents pulled out their wards.
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 03:46 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Hariharan S
'Would've apologised to the country': Vinesh slammed for Olympics fiasco
London 2012 bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt said that it was wrong to celebrate Vinesh Phogat after she returned from the Olympics.
Published on Sep 26, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Vinesh Phogat fails to comply with NADA's dope test, gets whereabouts notice
NADA, in its notice, conveyed to the wrestler-turned-politician that she had apparently committed a whereabouts failure as she was not available for a dope test
Published on Sep 25, 2024 08:18 PM IST
PTI |