India has paid a big price for the recent controversy surrounding the administration of the WFI. UWW took away the rights to host the AWC. The tournament was supposed to be held from March 28 to April 2 in Delhi but will now have to be shifted out of the Indian capital.
India pays big price for WFI controversy, lose hosting rights of Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi
WHAT?
India has paid a big price for the recent controversy surrounding the administration of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after the sport's global governing body - United World Wrestling (UWW) took away the rights to host the Asian Wrestling Championships (AWC).
WHEN?
The tournament was supposed to be held from March 28 to April 2 in New Delhi but will now have to be shifted out of the Indian capital.
WHERE?
The Asian Wrestling Championship has been shifted from New Delhi to Astana, where it will be held from April 7-15, global body United World Wrestling (UWW) said on Thursday.
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The news comes as a big setback for India as they try to clear the air in the situation surrounding the protest from wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and several others. The protestors took it to the floor in January to show their anger against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his administration.
