Wrestling Federation of India suspended by world wrestling physique, United World of Wrestling, over failure to conduct elections. The WFI has seen itself being embroiled in controversies, particularly since former president Brij Bhushan Sharan was accused of alleged sexual harassment by some wrestlers. The federation was supposed to carry elections in June 2023 however a number of protests saved coming in the best way.  As a results of the suspension, the nation’s grapplers won’t be allowed allowed to compete on the upcoming World Championships beneath the Indian flag.

The Indian wrestlers should compete as ‘impartial athletes’ on the Olympic-qualifying World Championships beginning September 16 because the ad-hoc panel, led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, didn’t honour the 45-day deadline for conducting the elections.

The IOA had appointed the ad-hoc panel on April 27 and the committee was supposed to carry elections inside 45 days.

UWW had on April 28 warned that it might droop the Indian federation if the deadline to carry elections shouldn’t be honoured.

“The UWW communicated to the ad-hoc panel on Wednesday night that WFI has been suspended for not holding elections to its executive committee,” an IOA supply instructed PTI.

Originally, the WFI was to carry elections on May 7 however the Sports Ministry had declared the method as null and void.

The elections have been delayed a number of occasions with a number of disgruntled and disaffiliated state our bodies transferring the courtroom, in search of the precise to take part within the polls.

The WFI was suspended for the primary time in January after which for the second time in May after India’s prime wrestlers protested and accused the president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harrassing some feminine wrestlers. The Indian Olympic Association needed to step in and handle the day-to-day affairs of WFI by way of an ad-hoc committee which is being led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa.

With PTI inputs