Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday said she will not be competing in wrestling anymore following Sanjay Singh’s victory as Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president.
Sakshi removed her shoes and put it on the dais before leaving the press conference in tears here. “I am dejected and I will not be competing in wrestling anymore,” an emotional Sakshi said.
Sanjay is a close aide of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was deposed following a lengthy agitation by a group of grapplers led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi and Vinesh Phogat.
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In june wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have made four demands to Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, including the appointment of a woman WFI chief and the scrapping of police FIRs against them, sources said.
“They demanded free and fair elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the appointment of a woman chief. They also said Brij Bhushan Singh or his family members cannot be part of the federation. Also reiterated their demand for the arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh,” sources said.
However, the question now arises, can the government interfere in the WFI work or will there be a change in the constitution?
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