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A day after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) withdrew the nation’s workforce from the upcoming World Championships, citing authorities “interference” in its autonomy, the affected grapplers on Friday demanded sports activities minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s intervention to resolve the problem. All 12-affected wrestlers, a couple of accompanied by their mother and father, reached the minister’s residence right here to demand his intervention. The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic classes is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28.
With only a few days left for the competitors to start, the wrestlers additionally tried to file a petition within the courtroom however arrived late.
“We’ve come to the sports activities minister’s residence. We hope that he’ll take heed to our plea. What’s our mistake and why ought to we be disadvantaged of such a serious competitors” Manisha Bhanwala (65kg) informed PTI.
The WFI had on Wednesday withdrawn the Indian workforce from the World Championships, conveying to world governing physique, UWW, that the sports activities ministry is interfering with its autonomy.
The WFI had not too long ago introduced choice trials for the U23 and World Championships, which was challenged as contempt of courtroom by the protesting wrestlers, together with Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart, who had questioned the legality of the choice by the WFI.
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