Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 00:02 IST
Asian Wrestling Championships (UWW)
The Asian Wrestling Championships was moved out of India and might be held as an alternative within the Kazakhstan capital of Astana
The United World Wrestling has moved the Asian Championships, initially scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India from March 28 to April 2, has been moved to Astana and can now happen within the Kazakhstan capital between April 7-15 with closing dates to be confirmed.
“UWW was pressured to alter the host of the continental championships because of the latest developments in Indian wrestling and a pending inquiry by the Indian sports activities ministry in opposition to the Wrestling Federation of India,” the World Wrestling Federation said in a statement.
Astana hosted the 2019 World Championships and Kazakhstan was the host of the Asian Championships in 2021 as well. The city of Almaty also hosted the third Ranking Series event last year.
Apart from the senior competition, the U17 and U23 Asian Championships are set to return to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for a second straight year. The tournament will take place from June 10 to 18.
The dates of the U15 and U20 Asian Championships have been modified and they will now take place in Amman, Jordan from July 12 to 20.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given two more weeks to the Oversight Committee to give its report into the various allegations made by the wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The Ministry had appointed the Oversight Committee under the chairmanship of legendary boxer MC Mary Kom to go into the various allegations levelled by the wrestlers led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat against WFI, its president and coaching staff of mental and sexual harassment. Besides inquiring into the affairs of WFI, the Sports Ministry had also authorised the Oversight Committee to handle the day-to-day affairs of the wrestling federation.
“The Ministry Of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has extended the term of the Oversight Committee for Wrestling by two weeks for submission of the report pertaining to the complaint filed by a group of wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India. The extension has been granted on request from the Oversight Committee,” the ministry mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
“The extension additionally applies to different capabilities assigned to the committee which embrace day-to-day administration of WFI, through the course of the inquiry,” the statement said.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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