IOA forms 3-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI

Wednesday, 27 December 2023
The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the WFI, three days after it elected new office bearers with Brij Bhushan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh as president.

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Indian Olympic Association forms ad hoc committee to manage Wrestling Federation of India after government suspension. Headed by Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, the committee includes MM Somaya and Manjusha Kanwar. IOA cites constitutional violations and arbitrary decisions by WFI's recently appointed...

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