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The committee, members of which will likely be named on Saturday, may even oversee the day-to-day affairs of the federation. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur stated the committee will submit its report in a month’s time.
The wrestlers, together with Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Ravi Dahiya, determined to finish their protest after a breakthrough was achieved throughout a marathon second spherical of talks with Thakur.
Talking to media, Bajrang Punia stated they by no means needed to take the protest route however they have been “pushed to limit”, a PTI report stated.
“The protest is over. We did not want to sit on dharna but ‘paani sar se ooper chala gaya tha’. The government has assured us safety and security, we have been threatened by the WFI president in the past also,” the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist stated, including that 2023 was an important yr for them because the Asian Games and Olympic Qualifiers are approaching.
The wrestlers had earlier within the day stated that they’d lodge a number of FIRs in opposition to the WFI chief, however didn’t accomplish that finally. It may be termed a substantial, if not main, victory for the agitating wrestlers, who had stated that they’d proceed their ‘dharna’ till the WFI president is sacked and the federation is disbanded.
Notably, the wrestlers on Friday reached out to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) demanding a probe.
In their letter, addressed to IOA president PT Usha, the wrestlers alleged monetary misappropriation (of funds) on a part of the WFI and claimed that the coaches and sports activities science employees on the nationwide camp are “absolutely incompetent”.
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