Eight Indian wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat & Bajrang Punia, have pulled out of the upcoming Zagreb Open, stating they are not ready for the competition.
Apart from Vinesh & Bajrang, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, world championship medallist Deepak Punia & talented youngster Anshu Malik, have all decided not to participate.
The wrestlers during their 3-day protest had said that they will not compete in any tournament till the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is disbanded and its chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh sacked.
They communicated their decision about non-participation on the day of the team announcement.
A Sports Authority of India official told PTI that the reason they have given is they are not feeling 100 percent. The source further said that their decision to pull out is not going to be appreciated.
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