Sanjay Singh To Be New President of Wrestling Federation of India

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”.