Final Up to date: January 19, 2023, 20:57 IST
Legendary athlete and Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president PT Usha has ensured that the issues of the wrestlers protesting on the Jantar Mantar in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India’s regime and its president might be addressed.
Taking to her official Twitter deal with, the 58-year-old mentioned that the at first concern of the IOA was the well-being of the athletes and he or she urged the athletes to come back ahead and lift their grievances to the governing physique.
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“As IOA President, I’ve been discussing the present matter of wrestlers with the members and for all of us, the welfare and well-being of the athletes is the highest most precedence of IOA. We request athletes to come back ahead and voice their issues with us.”
(2/2) We’ll guarantee a whole investigation to make sure justice. We even have determined to type a particular committee to take care of such conditions that will come up sooner or later, for swifter motion.— P.T. USHA (@PTUshaOfficial) January 19, 2023
Fondly often known as the Payyoli Categorical, PT Usha mentioned that the IOA will guarantee a whole investigation into the allegations levelled in opposition to the WFI and its president Brij Bhushan
“We’ll guarantee a whole investigation to make sure justice. We even have determined to type a particular committee to take care of such conditions that will come up sooner or later, for swifter motion.”
The nation’s prime wrestlers on Thursday vowed to accentuate their protest, saying the federal government has given them an assurance however no “passable response” and they’ll lodge a number of FIRs in opposition to WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh if the Wrestling Federation of India is just not disbanded instantly.
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The wrestlers, who’ve accused the WFI President of sexual exploitation and intimidation, continued their protest for the second day as extra grapplers joined them in what they referred to as a struggle to provide ‘a brand new life to Indian wrestling’. Three-time CWG medallist and BJP chief Babita Phogat got here to the protest website with a “message” from the federal government and warranted the grapplers that their calls for might be met because the athletes took flip to share their dangerous experiences.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya pleaded for extra assist whereas younger Anshu Malik narrated how WFI President’s presence within the gamers’ resort in Bulgaria through the world junior championship final yr made the ladies wrestlers uncomfortable.
(With PTI Inputs)
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