The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday (March 18) dissolved the ad-hoc committee of wrestling.
IOA had formed this committee last year to look after the work of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
The IOA has taken this decision after the ad-hoc committee successfully conducted the selection trials and lifted the suspension of United World Wrestling (UWW). IOA has written a letter in this regard.
According to the letter, the decision to dissolve the ad-hoc committee has been taken in view of the lifting of the ban imposed by United World Wrestling on the Indian Wrestling Federation and the successful completion of the selection trials by the ad-hoc committee appointed by the IOA.
There is no need to look after the work of WFI through an adhoc committee now. However, as per the instructions of UWW, WFI will have to form a safeguarding committee as soon as possible so that the concerns of the players can be addressed.
IOA has also asked WFI to conduct the Athletes Commission elections within the stipulated time. It is noteworthy that United World Wrestling had lifted the ban on Indian Wrestling Association on 13 February.
The UWW had suspended the membership of the Wrestling Association of India on August 23 last year as it had not conducted the elections.
United World Wrestling had said in a statement that the Indian Wrestling Federation will have to conduct re-election of its athlete commission.
Candidates for this commission must be active athletes or have been retired for not more than four years. Voters should be athletes.
These elections can be conducted during the first trial or any senior national championship before July 1, 2024.
UWW further stated that the federation will soon have to provide a written guarantee to United World Wrestling that all wrestlers will be allowed to participate in WFI events without any discrimination, especially for the Olympic Games and other major national and international events. .