Indian Sports Highlights, December 24: New ad-hoc committee to run WFI
Catch the highlights of developments around Indian sports and performances of Indian athletes in various events that happened across the world on December 24.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh flaunting victory sign along with newly elected WFI president Sanjay Kumar Singh.
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Anmol Kharb clinched the women's singles title at the 85th Senior National Badminton Championships 2023 at Guwahati, Assam, on Sunday.
16-year-old Anmol, who hails from Haryana, the reigning National U-17 girls’ champion, won the women's singles title 15-21, 21-17, 16-8 after her opponent Tanvi Sharma, 15, of Punjab pulled out of the final game due to an injury.
Union sports ministry, on Sunday, requested the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc committee to manage and control the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) hours after suspending the newly elected executive body of the federation.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the controversial former president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), on Sunday said he 'will be away from politics of sport' as he has 'other responsibilities to focus now', including next year's Lok Sabha elections.
The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in 2022 Jaismine (60kg) and former youth world champion Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) advanced to the quarterfinals on the third day of the ongoing 7th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships at the GBU Indoor Stadium in Greater Noida.
Representing SSCB, Jaismine showcased her experience as she secured a commanding 5-0 victory over Thongam Kunjarani Devi of Manipur in the round of 16 bout. Jaismine will now face Poonam Kaithwas of Maharashtra in the quarterfinals.
Sakshi Malik, who announced her retirement from wrestling in protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh's annexation to the top post of the federation, said the suspension of the newly elected body of the federation by the sports ministry is for the betterment of the wrestlers.
The AIFF disciplinary committee suspended Liston Colaco, the Mohun Bagan forward, for four matches in the aftermath of Mohun Bagan's intense Indian Super League (ISL) clash against Mumbai City FC where seven players were sent off.
The Indian women's cricket team defeated Australia by eight wickets to register its maiden win over the Southern Stars at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. On the fourth and final day, India thwarted the Australian comeback by forcing a collapse and scalping the remaining five wickets for 28 runs. The Indian women then wrapped up the game chasing down the mere 75 runs target with eight wickets in hand.
Sports Ministry has suspended the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India after three days of election on the grounds of violating the National Sports Code on Sunday. The development came on Sunday morning when the Sports Ministry in an official release announced the decision citing the hasty decision to conduct the the junior national competitions announced on 21st December.
In ISL, Kerala Blasters face Mumbai City in a home game, while Bengaluru FC take on NorthEast United.
In PKL, U Mumba will run into Bengal Warriors, and Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans go head-to-head in another game.
In cricket, the Indian women's team will continue to play Australia in the one-off Test.
The boxing and badminton national championships are underway.
More updates are expected from wrestling.
Catch full highlights of the day
AITA loses appeal in ITF tribunal, Indian team will have to travel to Pakistan - REPORT
ISL: Kerala Blasters' Adrian Luna ruled out for remainder of the season - REPORT
AIFF appoints Shukla Dutta as head coach of Indian women's U19 team - REPORT
Mohammedan Sporting to visit South Africa for a friendly in January - REPORT