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Brij Bhushan-aide Sanjay Singh elected new WFI chief (Ld)

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Brij Bhushan-aide Sanjay Singh Elected New WFI Chief (Ld)

By IANS News December 21, 2023 • 17:42 PM View: 437

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur: Sanjay Singh, a close aide of deposed WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India.

The electoral battle saw Sanjay defeating Commonwealth Games gold medalist wrestler Anita Sheoran by a substantial margin, with a vote tally of 40-7.

Voting took place earlier on Thursday following a lengthy legal tussle as the federation remains suspended by the international federation United World Wrestling.

TAGS Brij Bhushan Sanjay Singh New Delhi Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Wrestling Federation Commonwealth Games Anita Sheoran United World Wrestling Prem Chand Lochab Railway Sports Promotion Board Darshan Lal Devender Singh Kadian The Brij Bhushan

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