Sports service suspends recently chose WFI after Sakshi Malik's retirement
5yFollowing the appointment of Singh's follower, Olympic-award champ Sakshi Malik reported her retirement from wrestling the week before.
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New Delhi: The Middle has suspended the recently chosen Wrestling Alliance of India (WFI) till additional orders. Last week, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's nearby helper Sanjay Singh was chosen as the leader of the body that controls wrestling in India. Directly following the appointment of Singh's follower, Olympic-decoration victor Sakshi Malik reported her retirement from wrestling.
BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the recently chosen leader of the Wrestling League of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh. (PTI)
BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with the recently chosen leader of the Wrestling League of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh. (PTI)
PTI cited a source as saying that the new body hadn't followed the WFI constitution. The source said they had not ended the alliance but rather suspended it till further.
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"Sanjay Kumar Singh, recently chose leader of WFI declared on 21.12.2023, the day he was chosen as president, that U-15 and U-20 nationals for Wrestling will happen in Nandini Nagar, Gonda (UP) before the finish of this current year. This declaration is hurried, without giving adequate notification to grapplers who are to participate in the said nationals and without following the arrangements of the constitution of WFI. According to provision 3 (e) of introduction of constitution of WFI, object of the WFI, among others, is to orchestrate holding of Senior, Junior and Sub Junior Public Titles according to UWW Rules at places chosen by the Chief Board of trustees," the source told PTI.
