WWB Lifts Wrestling Federation Of India Suspension With Immediate Effect

WWB Lifts Wrestling Federation Of India Suspension With Immediate Effect

United World Wrestling, the international governing body for amateur wrestling, has announced its decision to lift the ban imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) with immediate effect. The decision was announced on Tuesday (February 13).

“UWW had placed the WFI under provisional suspension on August 23 last year after the Indian body failed to hold an election in due course. The UWW Disciplinary Chamber decided that it had sufficient grounds to impose the provisional suspension on the body as the situation in the federation prevailed for at least six months,” an official statement from the body read.

The same report stated that the UWW Bureau had in fact met to review the suspension and decided to lift the suspension but only under some conditions. These included WFI’s re-covening of the elections its Athletes’ Commission. The candidates who will be part of this commission shall either be active athletes or retired for less than four years.

However, those who vote shall in all conditions be exclusively athletes only. While a leeway has been provided to place these elections either during trials or senior national championships, under all circumstances, it would happen on or before July 1, 2024.

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