On Tuesday, the Sports Ministry lifted its suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), allowing the organisation to conduct domestic tournaments and select national teams for international competitions, news agency PTI reported. . The WFI had been suspended on December 24, 2023, due to the premature announcement of the Under-15 (U-15) and Under-20 (U-20) National Championships.
The Sanjay Singh-led panel won the elections on December 21, 2023, but the government was irked by the choice of venue for the National Championships in Nandini Nagar, Gonda—the stronghold of former WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
In its order, the ministry said that the WFI had taken corrective measures, so it decided to lift the suspension.
The WFI elections were held in December 2023, and former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s loyalist, Sanjay Singh, and his panel won the polls by large margins.
Singh, the UP Wrestling Association vice-president from Varanasi, secured 40 votes against seven of his rival and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran.
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