AFP (File Picture)
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was banned by the game’s international governing physique on Thursday in a contemporary disaster for the nationwide federation battling a sexual harassment scandal.
The United World Wrestling (UWW), in a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), conveyed its choice to droop the WFI for failing to carry contemporary elections within the wake of the scandal.
IOA appearing Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Chaubey confirmed receiving the UWW letter however didn’t elaborate when contacted by Reuters.
WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was charged with sexual harassment and legal intimidation final month after a number of ladies wrestlers, accompanied by their male counterparts, staged sit-in protest in April.
Singh, an influential member of parliament from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has denied any wrongdoing and was granted bail final month.
In May, the UWW had threatened to droop the WFI if it didn’t maintain contemporary elections inside 45 days.
After a number of delays, the elections had been scheduled to be held on August 12 earlier than a excessive court docket stayed the polls following authorized disputes.
The UWW didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters electronic mail searching for particulars.
The suspension means Indian wrestlers will compete as impartial athletes on the World Championships in Belgrade from September 16.
