The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is the governing body of

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

in India. It is headquartered in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...

, India.

Wrestling in India

Notable wrestlers

* Sushil Kumar *

Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...

Sakshi Malik Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. She is a part of ...

* Bajrang Punia *

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Ravi Kumar Dahiya (born 12 December 1997), also known as Ravi Kumar or Ravi Dahiya, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medallist from 2019 World Wre ...

* Amit Dhankhar

Tournaments

Pro Wrestling League

In 2015, WFI established Pro Wrestling League tournament to promote the sport. It featured six teams representing six cities across India that consisted 11 players each, both domestic and international.

National Wrestling Championship

The National Championships are held annually for Senior and Junior levels.

Affiliated associations

The WFI has a total of 28 affiliated units. # A.P. Amateur Wrestling Association # Bihar Wrestling Association # Chandigarh UT Wrestling Association # Chandigarh Wrestling Association # Delhi Amateur Wrestling Association # Progressive Wrestling Association of Goa # Gujarat State Wrestling Association # Haryana Wrestling Association # Himachal Pradesh Wrestling Association # Jammu & Kashmir Wrestling Association # Jharkhand Wrestling Association # Karnataka Wrestling Association # Kerala State Wrestling Association # M.P. Amateur Wrestling Association # Maharastra State Wrestling Association # Manipur Wrestling Association # Mizoram Wrestling Association # Nagaland Wrestling Association # Odisha Wrestling Association # Punjab Wrestling Association # Railway Sports Promotion Board # Rajasthan Wrestling Association # Services Sports Control Board # Tamilnadu Amateur Wrestling Association # Telangana State Amateur Wrestling Association # U.P. Wrestling Association # Wrestling Association of Uttarakhand # West Bengal Wrestling Association

References

External links

* {{National members of the United World Wrestling Sports governing bodies in India Wrestling in India Organisations based in Delhi Year of establishment missing National members of the Asian Council of Associated Wrestling