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The workplace of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has returned to the home of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at 21, Ashoka Highway, Janpath after the administration did not get a brand new place because of the ban imposed by the Sports activities Ministry, a WFI official mentioned. WFI workplace had moved out from Brij Bhushan’s home to Hari Nagar, following accusations of sexual harassment imposed on him by India’s high wrestlers together with Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik in 2023.
Final month, WFI President Sanjay Singh claimed that the federation’s workplace was positioned in Hari Nagar. He additionally confirmed that that they had discovered a brand new place in Connaught Place and would shift there on February 2.
Nevertheless, in accordance with the most recent developments, the WFI have now returned to Brij Bhushan’s home after their failure to get a brand new premise due to the ban imposed by the Sports activities Ministry.
“The workplace of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) returns to the previous handle, the previous registered home of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in New Delhi as administration did not get a brand new place as a result of the Sports activities Ministry has nonetheless imposed the ban on the federation and nobody offers them new premise due to the ban,” WFI offical mentioned.
The Sports activities Ministry suspended the WFI physique after the newly elected WFI president Sanjay Singh introduced the internet hosting of the U-15 and U-20 nationals at Nandini Nagar within the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023.
“We attempt to discover new place however each time the owner mentioned you might be banned by the Sports activities Ministry so how may we offer you new premise. So to make sure that the sport doesn’t undergo and likewise gamers don’t undergo extra so we moved in previous place until we did not get new place for setup and this will likely be attainable when the Sports activities Ministry removes its ban on us,” the WFI official added.
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