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If Brij Bhushan Singh’s Close Aide Is Elected As President Of WFI, I Quit Wrestling, Says Sakshi Malik (Ld)

By IANS News December 21, 2023 • 17:44 PM View: 216

If Brij Bhushan Singh: 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has announced quitting Wrestling following Sanjay Singh being elected as president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Sakshi removed her shoes and put it on the dais before leaving the press conference in tears here.

"I am dejected and I will not be competing in wrestling anymore," an emotional Sakshi said.

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