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The senior nationwide championships for wrestling will probably be held from February 2 to five in Jaipur, the ad-hoc committee governing the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) mentioned on Saturday. Competitions will probably be held for prime honours in senior free model, Greco Roman and the ladies’s part, the Bhupinder Singh Bajwa-led committee mentioned in a press launch. The discharge additionally said that “all correspondence must be completed with ad-hoc panel”, making it clear that no stakeholder must be in contact with members of the suspended federation.
The match will probably be organised by Railway Sports activities Promotion Board (RSPB) at Railway Stadium in Ganpati Nagar.
Earlier, a three-member ad-hoc committee was shaped by the Indian Olympic Affiliation to supervise the WFI after the newly-elected physique was suspended by the sports activities ministry for violating its personal structure.
Final Sunday, the wrestling physique was suspended for not making choices in accordance with the provisions of its structure.
As a way to handle the day-to-day operations of the WFI, the IOA designated Wushu federation chief Bajwa because the committee’s head. The opposite members of the panel are 1998 Commonwealth Video games badminton medallist Manjusha Kanwar and 1980 Olympic gold medallist hockey participant MM Somaya.
After Sanjay Singh, an in depth aide of former WFI boss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected because the president of the nationwide wrestling physique on December 24, he declared that the nationals for the Beneath-15 and Beneath-20 age teams could be held within the Nandini Nagar area of the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh earlier than the yr ended.
The area is a stronghold of BJP MP Brij Bhushan.
The ministry claimed that the wrestlers who had been going to compete within the nationwide championships weren’t given sufficient discover and that the announcement was made in a rush and with out taking into confidence secretary basic Prem Chand Lochab.
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