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Ad-hoc committee holds no significance, we will conduct trials soon: WFI president Sanjay Singh | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Wrestling Federation of India chief Sanjay Singh on Tuesday welcomed United World Wrestling's (UWW) decision to lift its suspension. Sanjay Singh also said that the ad-hoc committee led by Bhupinder Singh Bajwa now 'holds no significance'. The UWW had suspended WFI last year on August 23 due to the national federation's failure to conduct elections within the stipulated time frame. "I welcome this decision by UWW. Ad-hoc committee holds no significance now," Singh, who is known to be a loyalist of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, told PTI."We have been officially recognized, and my suspension has ended. Therefore, seeking legal advice holds no significance for us," added Singh, who wanted to take the legal route amid his run-ins with the ad-hoc committee.The UWW ha...
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World wrestling body lifts WFI’s suspension with immediate effect | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Wrestling's world governing body on Tuesday lifted suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect.The United World Wrestling (UWW) met on February 9 to review the suspension of WFI and subsequently decided to lift the ban.UWW however directed the national federation to provide written guarantees that there would be no discriminatory action against the protesting trio of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik.The suspension was imposed by United World Wrestling (UWW) on August 23 last year after the national federation failed to hold elections in time."The UWW Bureau met on February 9 to review the suspension among other topics and considering all the elements and information, it decided to lift the suspension," the world body said in a stat...
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IOA cannot exercise control over WFI; UWW should lift ban: WFI chief tells world body chief Lalovic | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has reminded United World Wrestling (UWW) that, in accordance with the rules of the international body and the IOC charter, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) "cannot exercise any control" over the newly-elected body. The WFI has urged UWW to promptly lift the provisional suspension imposed in August of the previous year.In a letter to UWW President Nenad Lalovic, Sanjay Singh, the newly-elected chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, asserted that any interference by the IOA in wrestling affairs should be considered "illegal" by UWW. This comes after the sports ministry suspended the WFI three days after it assumed power, leading to the re-institution of an IOA ad-hoc panel to oversee the sport."Pursuant to the election, the newl...
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No tricolour, anthem at wrestling World Championship after world body suspends India

In another blow for Indian wrestling, the United World Wrestling on Thursday suspended the country for failure to conduct elections. Indian Olympic Association’s acting CEO Kalyan Chaubey confirmed the development, which means that even though India’s wrestlers will still participate in the World Championships next month it’ll be as neutrals and not under the national flag. Moreover, in case India’s wrestlers finish on top of the podium, the national anthem will not be played. The world boy has written to the IOA, informing them about the decision. “The IOA has received a communication and will decide the future course of action, including the selection of teams for the World Championships,” an official said. The selection trials for the World Championship were to be held in Patiala on...
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UWW suspends WFI for delaying elections, Indian wrestlers won’t play under India flag at Worlds | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: UWW, the world governing body for wrestling, has suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time, a development which will not allow Indian grapplers to compete at the upcoming World Championships under the Indian flag.The Indian wrestlers will have to compete as 'neutral athletes' at the Olympic-qualifying World Championships, starting September 16 as the ad-hoc panel, led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, did not honour the 45-day deadline for conducting the elections.The development has come a day before the ad-hoc panel conducts the World Championships trials in Patiala.The IOA had appointed the ad-hoc panel on April 27 and the committee was supposed to hold elections within 45 days.UWW had on April 28 warned that it could suspend the Indian federation if the deadline ...
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UWW condemns detention of wrestlers, threatens to ban WFI if polls not held in time | More sports News – Times of India

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (SWITZERLAND): The United World Wrestling (UWW) on Tuesday condemned the detention of India's top wrestlers during their protest in Jantar Mantar and threatened to suspend the national federation WFI if it fails to hold its election within the stipulated time.The world body said it has been keeping an eye on the protest by the wrestlers against the outgoing Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually harassing several women."For several months, United World Wrestling has followed with great concern the situation in India where wrestlers are protesting over allegations of abuse and harassment by the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)," UWW said in a statement."It has taken due note that the WFI President has...
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Asian Wrestling Championship shifted from New Delhi to Astana | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The United World Wrestling on Thursday shifted the Asian Wrestling Championship from from New Delhi to Astana. The tournament was supposed to be held in India from March 28 to April 2 but will now take place from April 7-15 in Kazakhstan. UWW was forced to change the host of the continental championships due to the recent developments in Indian wrestling and a pending inquiry by the Indian sports ministry against the Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.Apart from the senior competition, the U17 and U23 Asian Championships are set to return to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for a second straight year. The tournament will take place from June 10 to 18.Astana hosted the World Championships in 2019 with grand success and Kazakhstan was the host of the Asian Cha...
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India lose hosting rights of Asian wrestling meet | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India has lost the hosting rights of the Asian Wrestling Championships, scheduled to be held here from March 28 to April 2. It's been learnt that the sport's global governing body - United World Wrestling (UWW) - decided to move the tournament out of India following complaints of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.UWW has communicated its decision to the sports ministry-appointed oversight committee, headed by legendary boxer M C Mary Kom, sources confirmed to TOI on Wednesday evening. There hasn't been any official communication from either the oversight committee or the UWW informing the same.The world body will soon be announcing a new host city for the continental meet where Indian wrestlers will be allowed to pa...