'We will organise our National Championship soon': Suspended WFI prez, Sanjay Singh

Sanjay Singh, the newly elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), remained combative about the suspension of the elected office-bearers by the sports ministry and said they do not assent to the national championships that the ad-hoc panel announced.

The ad-hoc panel, on Sunday, December 31, announced that it will organise the senior national championships in Jaipur from February 2-5.

“We got elected democratically. The Returning Officer had signed the papers, how do they ignore that? We do not recognise this ad-hoc panel,” Singh told news agency PTI.

Singh, however, refused to accept the suspension and questioned the viability of the nationals being called by the ad-hoc panel.

“How will they (ad-hoc panel) organise Nationals if our state associations will not send the teams. We will organise our National Championship soon. We are soon calling the Executive Committee meeting. The notice of the EC meeting will be sent in a day or two and we will have the Nationals organised before they do it," Singh declared.

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Update: 2024-01-02 06:09 GMT

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