Wrestlers vs WFI: Former Wrestler Babita Phogat joins Wrestling Oversight Committee to probe Brij Bhushan Singh - Follow LIVE Updates

Wrestlers vs WFI: Wrestler’s Protest – Former Wrestler Babita Phogat has been added to the Wrestling Oversight Committee. The previously seven-member panel was named without the wrestler’s consultation. Mary Kom continues to lead the Committee, probing allegations of assault against Brij Bhushan Singh. Follow Wrestling news and updates on Insidesport.IN.

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Wrestlers vs WFI: Former Wrestler Babita Phogat joins Wrestling Oversight Committee to probe Brij Bhushan Singh – Follow LIVE Updates

Former wrestler Babita Phogat has been added to the panel of the Oversight Committee formed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to undertake the day-to-day administration of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

According to a press release, the Oversight Committee is also doing an inquiry into the allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment and intimidation, financial irregularities and administrative lapses of the WFI, as levelled by prominent sportspersons.

So Babita Phogat joins Sports Ministry’s oversight committee that will investigate harassment, financial misappropriation allegations at WFI and against WFI president. Big win for protesting wrestlers. This was one of their reasons for not meeting IOA committee last week.

— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) January 31, 2023

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“Babita Phogat now becomes the 6th member of the Oversight Committee, being headed by Khel Ratna Awardee MC Mary Kom, Chairperson, Athletes Commission, Khel Ratna Awardee Yogeshwar Dutt, executive council member, IOA , Dhyanchand awardee Trupti Murgunde, member Mission Olympic Cell, Radhica Sreeman, Ex-Executive Director, TEAMS, Sports Authority of India, and Crd (Retd) Rajesh Rajagopalan, Ex-CEO, Target Olympic Podium,” the sports ministry said in a statement.

Wrestlers vs WFI: Former Wrestler Babita Phogat joins Wrestling Oversight Committee to probe Brij Bhushan Singh – Follow LIVE Updates

The government established the Oversight Committee to handle the day-to-day management of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Within a month, the investigation committee must provide its report.

Earlier, India’s ace wrestlers Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sarita Mor on Tuesday expressed their disappointment over not being consulted before the Oversight Committee. The wrestlers were assured that they would be consulted before the formation.

Prior to the investigation into WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who the wrestlers have accused of sexual misconduct and intimidation, the government established a five-member oversight council to oversee WFI operations. The announcement of the commitment was made by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

Thakur announced that boxer Mary Kom will be heading the oversight committee. The panel will probe into the allegations levelled against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and other coaches. Thakur also held lengthy discussions taking Singh to ‘step aside’ for four weeks.