A strong contingent of Indian wrestlers will be competing in the upcoming U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan, with the aim of showcasing their talent on the global stage. The competition will feature 576 wrestlers across 30 weight classes in Freestyle, Women’s Wrestling and Greco-Roman.
Narsingh Yadav, the former Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has been elected as the chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) Athletes Commission. This appointment comes as part of a mandate by the sport’s governing body, the United World Wrestling (UWW). Seven individuals were vying for the seven positions on the athletes commission, and Yadav emerged as the clear choice after a ballot paper vote. In a significant development, Sanjay Singh, a close aide of the former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as the new president. The WFI had immediately provided UWW with a written guarantee that all the wrestlers, including those who protested against the previous regime, would be considered for participation in competitions.
