As ESPN India added, Vinesh returned two major awards — the Arjuna Award she received in 2016 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020 — during the wrestling protests that took place in 2023.

Vinesh Phogat has announced that she will return her Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and her Arjuna Award - the two highest sporting honours awarded in India - in a letter addressed to the Prime ...

India's celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday left her Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award and Arjuna award at the pavement of the Kartavya Path in mark of her protest against the WFI row.

After ace wrestler Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri, Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday announced that she will also return her Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award.India's wrestling ...

More sports News: Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned her Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, leaving them on a pave ...

The Indian Wrestling community has been shattered with the announcement of Sanjay Singh as the president of Wrestling Federation of India.

"I am returning my Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Arjuna award.Many thanks to the 'powerful' man (taaqatwar) who has driven me into this situation," Vinesh said.

I ndian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has filed an appeal against her disqualification from the 50 kg category final at the Paris Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In her appeal to ...

WFI election row: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjun awards. WFI election row: This comes days after India's ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh decided to take retirement ...

Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress party ahead of the Haryana assembly polls. BJP leader Gian Chand Gupta accused former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda of sponsoring ...

After ace wrestler Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri, Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday announced that she will return Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award.

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) December 26, 2023 The three-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016 and the Khel Ratna in 2020. Related stories ...