Wrestling Federation of India
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The Wrestling Federation of India is the premier governing body of wrestling in India. It is headquartered in New Delhi. WFI is affiliated to the United World Wrestling. which makes it the internationally recognized wrestling regulation body of India. Currently headed by Sanjay Singh, The key role of the body is to organize the training and support of wrestlers across India for both domestic as well as international wrestling events. It also regulates wrestling in India as all other state-level wrestling federations across the country fall under its jurisdiction.
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