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Updated: Dec 11, 2023 16:57 IST

New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Olympic medallist wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence forward of the Wrestling Federation of India election, which will likely be held later this month.
Sakshi Malik‘s husband Satyawart Kadian was additionally amongst those that met the minister.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will likely be held on December 21 and the outcomes will likely be declared the identical day after counting of votes. The Supreme Court not too long ago put aside the keep imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, paving the way in which for the method to elect new WFI governing physique.
The total strategy of elections shall adhere to the stipulations and related provisions of the ratified structure of the WFI and the Model Guidelines, 2011 issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
United World Wrestling suspended the Wrestling Federation of India in August this 12 months because of the delay in holding elections. UWW determined that WFI “failed to conduct elections” within the specified period.

The WFI elections had been initially slated to be held on August 12. The Punjab and Haryana High Court, which is listening to a petition, in August prolonged the keep on WFI elections until September 25.
The keep order got here within the wake of a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association (HWA) which challenged the transfer to permit the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association to solid votes within the WFI polls.
Elections for the federation, which oversees wrestling in India, had been initially deliberate for June this 12 months.
However, protests by star Indian wrestlers – Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat – over sexual harassment allegations in opposition to the then WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and circumstances regarding state models led to the postponement of polls.
An advert hoc committee arrange by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is working the affairs of WFI at current. (ANI)