Bihar wrestling

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur: Olympic medal-winning wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on Monday requested Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to stop anyone related to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former president of Wrestling Federation of India, from contesting the upcoming polls of the national body.

The returning officer for the polls on Saturday confirmed that the WFI elections will be held on December 21 and the results will be declared on the same day after counting of votes.

Two candidates -- Brij Bhushan-loyalist Sanjay Singh and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran -- are in the running for the WFI president’s post.