Sanjay Singh To Be New President of Wrestling Federation of India
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22-12-2023
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Sanjay Singh (Uttar Pradesh) has been elected as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
- Sanjay Singh was appointed President of the Indian Wrestling Federation after defeating his rival Anita Sheoran.
- Sanjay Singh was currently working as Joint Secretary in the Executive Committee of the Indian Wrestling Federation.
- Sakshi Malik, India's only female wrestler to win an Olympic medal, announced her retirement after Sanjay Singh was elected president.
- Apart from the post of President of Indian Women's Wrestling Federation, elections were held for Senior Vice President, 4 posts of Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, 2 posts of Joint Secretary and 5 executive members.
- Devendra from Assam has been elected as the Senior Vice President to the IWF.
New Vice President of Indian Wrestling Federation -
- Asit Kumar Saha (West Bengal)
- Kartar Singh (Punjab)
- N Phoney (Manipur)
- Jaiprakash (Delhi)
- Newly elected Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav lost in the election for Vice President. He got only five votes.
About the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI):
- The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is a governing body of wrestling.
- It was established in 1958 and is based in New Delhi.
- It promotes wrestlers for the Olympics, Asian Games, National Wrestling Championships and World Wrestling Championships.
History of wrestling sport in India:
- Wrestling in India dates back to the 5th millennium BC.
- Wrestling was practised in ancient India, which was known as Mallayuddha.
- Bhima, Jarasandha, Keechak and Balram were famous wrestlers of Mahabharata.
- Wrestling is also mentioned in the Ramayana, of which Hanuman is a notable wrestler.
- Wrestling is called “Dangal” in India and is a basic form of wrestling tournament. In Punjab and Haryana regions, it is called “Kushti”.
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