In a communication to the WFI late Wednesday evening, the sports ministry stated the well-being of athletes as a major driving factor behind asking the federation to hand out an immediate explainer on the matter.
India’s two-time Olympian and world medal winner, Vinesh Phogat, Olympian Sonam Malik and Olympic Games medalist Bajrang Punia were among others who staged a protest on Wednesday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the alleged arbitrary functioning of the WFI.
The agitated wrestlers in the press conference also alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers by WFI officials during the national camp.
Women’s national camp cancelled in view of protests
The sports ministry has also cancelled the national women’s camp beginning Wednesday at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Campus in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
As many as 41 female wrestlers and 13 coaching staff were shortlisted to attend the national camp in preparation for the upcoming international competitions, including the World Ranking Series in Croatia starting February 1.
The sports ministry has directed the executive director of the National Center of Excellence (NCOE) in Lucknow to provide facilities to those female wrestlers who have already arrived at the venue of the national camp.
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