Anita Sheoran: Kartar Singh, a former Indian wrestling legend, is one of five candidates running in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, which will be held on August 12. Kartar, a two-time Asian Games gold medalist (1978 Bangkok and 1986 Seoul), is competing alongside Asit Kumar Saha (Bengal), Jai Prakash (Delhi), Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), and N Phoni (Manipur). Kartar also served as the previous secretary-general of the World Football Federation.
Presidential Face-Off
Sanjay Kumar Singh of Uttar Pradesh, the outgoing WFI president, and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Anita Sheoran will compete for the position of president. According to information obtained, the six wrestlers who led the demonstrations against Brij Bhushan at Jantar Mantar, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik, support the 38-year-old Sheoran. Unexpectedly, Sheoran is a witness for Brij Bhushan in the sexual harassment lawsuit. Four candidates are vying for two joint secretary positions, according to the official list released by the returning officer for the elections, Justice (retd) MM Kumar, on Monday, while seven are vying for five executive committee positions. The Brij Bhushan campaign has submitted nominees for all 15 positions, and it is widely believed that his group will win numerous important positions. The senior vice-president position will be contested by ID Nanavati of the Brij Bhushan faction and Devender Kadian of Assam.
Gauhati High Court Ruling Opens Door for Assam Wrestling in Electoral College
Following a recent ruling by the Gauhati High Court, the Indian Olympic Association-established ad hoc body for wrestling approved the inclusion of the Assam wrestling organisation in the electoral college. The positions of president, senior vice president, vice president, secretary general, treasurer, joint secretary, and executive members will all be up for election. Rohtash Singh (Haryana), one of the applicants for the joint secretary position, apparently shifted allegiance to the other side after being in the Brij Bhushan camp. “We are not going to vote for him in the August 12 elections,” said a Brij Bhushan loyalist on condition of anonymity.
Final Candidate List
- Presidents: Anita Sheoran and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
- Senior vice presidents: Devender Kadian and ID Nanavati.
- Vice-presidents: Asit Kumar Saha, Jai Prakash, Kartar Singh, Mohan Yadav and N. Phoni.
- Secretary-generals: Darshan Lal and Prem Chand Lochab.
- Treasurers: Dushyant Sharma and Satya Pal Singh Deshwal.
- Joint secretaries: Bellippady Gunaranjan Shetty, Kuldip Singh, RK Purushotham, and Rohtash Singh.
- Executive members: Ajay Vaid, M. Loganathan, Neivikuolie Khatsii, Prashant Rai, Rajnish Kumar, Ratul Sarma and Ummed Singh.
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