Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: April 25, 2023, 07:27 IST
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others throughout their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Monday, April 24, 2023. (PTI photograph)
The Indian Olympic Association Executive Council assembly will likely be held on Thursday to talk about the Wrestling Federation of India situation
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday stated it’ll maintain its Executive Council assembly on Thursday to search for “actionable options” to end the current impasse in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
IOA president PT Usha said the Olympic body decided to hold the meeting at the earliest after the sports ministry stalled the federation’s election on May 7 and asked the sport’s governing body to constitute an ad-hoc committee and conduct the polls within 45 days of its formation.
As per the government directive, the ad-hoc panel will also manage day-to-day affairs of the WFI till the sports body gets a fresh Executive Committee.
“In light of the letter received from GoI-MYAS, IOA undertakes the urgency of the matter. Our scheduled EC meet on 27 April will discuss & provide actionable solutions to the current impasse in WFI. IOA is committed to the betterment of our sportspersons & its sporting ecosystem,” Usha tweeted.
The ministry’s resolution got here after the nation’s prime wrestlers, together with Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, resumed their sit-in protest right here on Sunday and demanded the general public disclosure of the findings of the oversight panel that investigated the sexual harassment allegations towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Following allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation towards Brij Bhushan by the highest wrestlers, the ministry had shaped a six-member oversight committee headed by Olympic medallist boxer MC Mary Kom to run the affairs of WFI and probe into the matter.
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