'No one seems serious about wrestling,' alleges Bajrang as Olympics near

Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia has pleaded to the sports minister Anurag Thakur to start wrestling activities in India as soon as possible, as only seven months are left for the Paris Olympics.

"Wrestling activities has come to a standstill for several months. Neither has any Nationals been held nor have any preparatory camps been organized for the players," alleged Bajrang. "The Olympic Games is only seven months away, but no one seems serious about it," he added, reminding the concerned stakeholders that "wrestling has given India four consecutive medals in the last four Olympics."

"I am requesting the sports ministry to start all wrestling activities as soon as possible so that the future of the players can be saved," said Bajrang, tagging sports minister Thakur, SAI and Department of Sports.

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