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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.

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav has been elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) Athletes’ Commission. The formation of the commission was mandated by United World Wrestling (UWW), the international body for the sport. Yadav’s election follows the suspension of the WFI last year after wrestlers accused its former president of sexual harassment. The WFI held fresh elections in December, and Yadav was elected as the commission’s chairman by the seven members elected from a pool of eight candidates. The commission’s primary responsibility will be to address wrestlers’ grievances.