Congress chief and boxer Vijender Singh on Friday opened up on wrestler Sakshi Malik’s choice to retire from her sport. Singh has claimed that the sports industry is upset with Sakshi’s choice and vowed to reach out to every player, stadium and akhada to discuss girls’s security.
Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sakshi introduced her choice to retire after Sanjay Singh, an in depth aide of former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as the brand new WFI president. Sakshi acknowledged that Brij Bhushan’s ‘proper hand’ has been elected to the highest put up which forces her to cling her boots. Now Vijender has given his response to her name.
“The sports industry is upset with it (wrestler Sakshi Malik’s retirement). We will go to every player, every stadium and every ‘akhada’ and speak to them about women’s safety, the employment of the athletes and we will stand with them,” Vijender stated to the media.Â
He additional added, “As a player, I can understand the anguish of Sakshee Malikkh as she quit wrestling because she did not get justice from the government in the sexual harassment case. If this can happen with athletes who have brought medals for the country then what will happen with the common people.”
