In a significant occasion, Sakshi Malik gave up wrestling amid Sanjay Singh’s selection as Wrestling Federation of India President on Thursday, December 21. India’s high feminine wrestler introduced her determination to quit wrestling throughout a joint press convention in New Delhi.
The 31-yr-previous star was the primary-ever feminine wrestler to win a medal on the Summer Olympics. She claimed the historic bronze on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and holds medals in Commonwealth and Asian Games as properly.
“Today, we all witnessed what unfolded,” Sakshi informed reporters. “Brijbhushan’s proper-hand individual grew to become the president. Our demand was for a feminine president, and it is disappointing to see that no feminine was elected. The battle will persist, and the following era of wrestlers may even should combat.
“We slept for 40 days on the roads and a lot of people from several parts of the country came to support us. If Brij Bhushan Singh’s business partner and a close aide is elected as the president of WFI, I quit wrestling.”
Sakshi held the press convention with fellow wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat to indicate their displeasure at Sanjay Singh’s selection as WFI President. Sanjay is an in depth aide of the previous WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh and beat Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran by a margin of 40:7.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat additionally shared their emotions and criticized the choice.
“We weren’t fighting the government, our fight was with a particular person who was molesting our sisters everyday. He used everything to give different deviations to the case because he has power, this shows nobody’s future is safe,” Bajrang Punia mentioned.
“There are minimal expectations but we hope that we get justice. It’s saddening that the future of wrestling is in the dark. To whom shall we convey our grief?… We are still fighting,” Vinesh Phogat mentioned.
