Wrestling Federation of India Suspended

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WFI Suspended
WFI Suspended

United World Wrestling (UWW) has suspended the membership of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) indefinitely. The reason behind the non-election of the post of president has come to the fore. WFI elections mired in several controversies have been largely postponed. The federation was to hold elections in June 2023.

The WFI was first suspended in January and again in May after India’s top wrestlers protested its functioning and accused its then president Brij Bhushan of sexually harassing women wrestlers. The day-to-day affairs of the WFI are currently being managed by an ad-hoc committee constituted by the Indian Olympic Association headed by Bhupender Singh Bajwa.

Women wrestlers have accused of exploitation

It may be noted that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing President of the Wrestling Federation, was accused of exploitation by women wrestlers. There was uproar from Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan to Uttarakhand. The wrestling federation had to postpone the elections several times due to protests by wrestlers and legal petitions by several state units.

Governing body elections to be held on 15 posts

Let us tell you that the elections for 15 posts in the governing body of WFI were to be held on August 12. On Monday, four candidates, including Sanjay Singh, a close aide of outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from Uttar Pradesh, filed nominations for the post.

While Darshan Lal of Chandigarh Wrestling Association was nominated for the post of general secretary, SP Deswal of Uttarakhand was nominated for the post of treasurer from the Brij Bhushan camp. Now, due to the delay in elections, United World Wrestling has canceled the membership of Wrestling Federation of India.

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