IOA appoints 3-member ad-hoc panel to run affairs of Wrestling Federation

Updated : Apr 27, 2023 23:19
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Editorji News Desk

The Indian Olympic Association has appointed a 3-member panel to run the Wrestling Federation of India.

The PT Usha-led IOA named former shooter Suma Shirur, Wushu Association of India President Bhupender Singh Bajwa in the panel.

The third member of the ad-hoc panel will be a retired High Court judge who is yet to be named.

The panel appointment comes 3 days after the Sports Ministry dissolved WFI and deferred its May 7 elections, and instead asked the IOA to form a committee to run the affairs of the organisation.

Also watch: Former WFI Chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh recites poem, implies he won't go down without fight

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