Former Indian athlete and The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Wednesday met wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan who has been accused of sexual harassment at Jantar Mantar.
Earlier, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha said on Thursday that the wrestlers should have approached the IOA earlier instead of going out in the streets against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, who the wrestlers accused
The Indian delegation, led by IOA President PT Usha along with its Acting CEO and Joint Secretary Kalyan Chaubey and Executive Council Member Lt Gen Harpal Singh (Retd.) met the CGF President Dame Louise Martin and her team to discuss & deliberate topics for the development of Indian spo
The meeting, which was attended by representatives from MYAS, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), discussed in detail the roadmap to the Paris Olympics that is to take place next year and also took an update on the preparations for the upcoming Asia
This appearance comes when he and WFI are under heavy public scrunity after wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakhshee Mallikkh etc raised allegations of sexual harassment against the body and the president
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formed a seven-member committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Members of the committee include Olympic medalist Mary Kom, former archer Dola Banerjee, Alaknanda Ashok, London Olympic meda
The IOA will conduct the meeting virtually with the wrestlers to discuss the allegations levelled by the ace grapplers as well as other complaints and demands they have put forward.
Many wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Mallikkh, have levelled charges of sexual harassment of women wrestlers by the president and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement in the functioning of the federation
Members of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) attended the first meeting of the executive council and held deliberations on various matters leading to the Paris Olympics 2024.