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Sakshi Malik Says 'I Quit Wrestling' After Sanjay Singh Elected WFI President 

Producer:  Mehak Pal Editor: Aparna Singh

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Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik in a press conference said, 'I quit wrestling', expressing her disappointment over Sanjay Singh, an aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, getting elected as Wrestling Federation of India president.

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The Wrestling Federation of India elections were held in New Delhi on December 21.

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Sanjay Singh defeated former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran by 40 votes.

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Sakshi Malik highlighted that Sanjay Singh, who served as the vice-president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Federation, was the right-hand man of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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The country's top wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia expressed their disappointment at the results.

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In January this year, the three wrestlers led a huge protest at Jantar Mantar, accusing Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing several wrestlers and demanding action against him.

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Earlier, the wrestlers were assured that no aide or relative of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh would be allowed to contest the next polls of the wrestling body.

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Sanjay Singh served as vice-president of the Uttar Pradesh wrestling body. He was part of the WFI's last executive council and its joint secretary since 2019.