Oversight committee

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Olympic bronze-medallist wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik described Thursday as a black day for Indian wrestling after the national body for the sport was suspended by United World Wrestling for failing to conduct elections in time.

The Wrestling Federation of India is in limbo since the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) set up an Oversight Committee to conduct day-to-day functions after a large number of wrestlers led by Bajrang, Sakshi and Vinesh Phogat sat in protest at the Janta Mantar in Delhi alleging WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment of female grapplers and overall mismanagement.