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Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and others throughout their ongoing protest towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (PTI Photograph)
India’s prime wrestlers, together with Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, started their protest towards the WFI President at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on January 18
As wrestlers’ protest intensifies, the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) on Friday shaped a seven-member committee, together with M C Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment towards Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Moreover legendary boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Yogeshwar, the panel additionally consists of archer Dola Banerjee and Indian Weightlifting Federation of India (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav.
The choice was taken throughout IOA’s emergency Govt Council assembly which was attended by the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Yogeshwar together with IOA president PT Usha and joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has mentioned the federation is being run in an arbitrary method and they won’t compete in any worldwide competitors except the WFI President is eliminated.
Vinesh Phogat, a world championship medallist and Olympian, has alleged WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been sexually exploiting ladies wrestlers for a few years.
India’s prime wrestlers, together with Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and world championship medallist Vinesh Phogat, started their protest towards the WFI President at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on January 18.
Right here’s every thing you could concerning the wrestlers’ protest:
- Protesting wrestlers met Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence in Delhi on Friday. A few of them met Thakur on Thursday as nicely. Nevertheless, the assembly had remained inconclusive as they refused to again down from their demand that the federal government instantly disband WFI.
- Archer Dola Banerjee, who’s a part of 7-member committee, mentioned the committee will be sure that the reality will come out in entrance of everybody.
- Sahdev Yadav, Indian Weightlifting Federation President and member of the 7-member Committee former by IOA, mentioned the committee will do an unbiased investigation after wanting on the expenses and attempt to give a good justice.
- The members of the committe are Mary Kom, Dola Banerjee, Alaknanda Ashok, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sahdev Yadav and two advocates.
- The Indian Olympic Affiliation shaped a seven-member committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
- Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) held an emergency assembly on Friday to debate the protesting wrestlers’ points.
- Pratik Bhushan Singh, son of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday mentioned that his father will handle the media on January 22 on the Annual Normal Meet of WFI and that they’ve additionally given an official assertion to the Ministry of Sports activities.
- WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday termed the protest by the nation’s prime grapplers “dharna of Shaheen Bagh” and reiterated that he gained’t give up from the publish.
- The protesting wrestlers reached out to Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA), demanding formation of an enquiry committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment towards WFI President, a day after threatening to lodge a number of FIRs towards the sports activities administrator.
- Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia write to PT Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Affiliation on alleged sexual harassment complaints towards Brijbhushan Saran Singh, President of Wrestling Federation of India.(With PTI inputs)
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