UWW condemns detention of wrestlers, threatens to ban WFI if election not held in time

May 31, 2023

The United World Wrestling (UWW) on Tuesday condemned the detention of India’s wrestlers during their protest at Jantar Mantar and threatened to suspend the WFI if it fails to hold its election within the stipulated time. “For several months, UWWhas followed with great concern the situation in India where wrestlers are protesting over allegations of abuse and harassment by the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI),” UWW said in a statement. “The events of these last days are even more worrying that the wrestlers were arrested and temporarily detained by the police for initiating a march of protest,” it added.

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