The Indian Olympic Affiliation, on Monday, dissolved the ad-hoc committee appointed to run the day by day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India after a newly elected physique took cost of the governing physique in December final yr.
This growth comes simply over a month after the United World Wrestling revoked the suspension of Wrestling Federation of India.
The ad-hoc committee had performed the males’s and ladies’s nationwide trials to finalise the Indian staff for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships and the World Olympic qualifiers earlier within the month.
“The choice to dissolve the Adhoc Committee is available in mild of the lifting of the ban on the Wrestling Federation of India by the United World Wrestling and the profitable completion of Choice Trials by the Adhoc Committee appointed by the IOA as per the directives of the Hon’ble Excessive Court docket of Delhi,” a launch from the Indian Olympic Affiliation learn.
The dismissal of the ad-hoc committee implies that Sanjay Singh, who was elected because the President of the federation, will now management the wrestling in India.
The IOA had appointed an three-member ad-hoc committee to run the day by day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India after the newly elected government committee led by Singh had flouted some guidelines.
Singh is allegedly an in depth aide to the previous WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, towards whom the wrestlers took out a year-long protest in 2023.
Although the reins of the federation have been formally handed over to Singh, the IOA ordered the Wrestling Federation of India to nominate a “Safeguarding Committee.”
“As instructed by the UWW, it’s crucial that the WFI appoint a Safeguarding Committee / Officer on the earliest to deal with the considerations of abuse and harassment and to make sure adherence to all guidelines, rules, and tips set forth by the UWW and different related authorities,” the IOA mentioned.
Furthermore, the federation has additionally been directed to nominate an Athletes Fee as a way to guarantee athlete illustration and participation within the determination making strategy of the WFI.
The Federation has additionally been requested to repay the mortgage the Indian Olympic Affiliation handed out to the ad-hoc committee to run its day by day affairs.