New Delhi: The government has taken a big decision amid the controversy regarding the Indian Wrestling Association and the riot by wrestlers. The government has suspended WFI i.e. Wrestling Federation of India. The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after the newly elected body ‘hastily announced’ the holding of the Under-15 and Under-20 National Championships without giving adequate time to the wrestlers to prepare. Was. Let us tell you that the WFI elections were held on December 21, in which former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s confidant Sanjay Singh and his panel had won by a huge margin.
A decision taken in haste?
Now the question arises that why Sanjay Singh and his team, who hoisted the flag in WFI through elections, have been suspended. Regarding this, it is being said that the newly elected organization under the leadership of Sanjay Singh, close to Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, hastily organized the Under-15 and Under-20 National Championships and did not even give time to the wrestlers to prepare for it. The new team of the Indian Wrestling Association has also been accused of ignoring the rules.
WFI Suspended: Government action amid ‘riot’ of wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India suspended, Sanjay Singh will not remain president
What caused the suspension?
Explaining the reasons for the suspension, the source said, ‘WFI’s newly elected President Sanjay Kumar Singh announced on the day of his election as President on 21 December 2023 that the Under-15 and Under-20 National Championships for wrestling will be postponed from the end of the year. It will already be in Nandini Nagar of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. He said, ‘This announcement has been made in haste. Without giving adequate information to the wrestlers who have to participate in the said national competitions. The provisions of the WFI constitution were also not followed.
What did the Sports Ministry say?
A Sports Ministry official told PTI, ‘The new body, WFI i.e. Wrestling Federation of India, did not follow the constitution. We have not dismissed the federation but have suspended it till further orders. They just need to follow proper procedure and rules. A Sports Ministry source said, ‘As per Rule 3 (e) of the Preamble of the WFI Constitution, the objective of the WFI is, inter alia, to organize senior, junior and sub wrestling matches as per the rules of the UWW (United World Wrestling) at venues selected by the Executive Committee. Arrangements have to be made to organize Junior National Championship. (from input language)
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Tags: Sports Ministry, Wfi, Wrestling Federation of India
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 24, 2023, 12:57 IST
