22 of WFI's 25 State Units Attend Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s Meeting: Reports

According to reports, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son-in-law, Vishal Singh, will not be contesting elections.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will have no role to play in the upcoming 12 August WFI elections.

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Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) outgoing chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has claimed 22 of the 25 affiliated state units of the national federation attended his meeting on Sunday, 30 July, according to reports in PTI. Singh further confirmed that candidates for the upcoming executive committee elections will be announced on 31 July.

The sidelined president, against whom allegations of sexual harassment were levied and a chargesheet was filed, held a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Having already completed his maximum tenure of 12 years as the head of the federation, he will not be contesting elections again, according to the National Sports Code guidelines.

“Twenty-two of the 25 state units associated with the WFI attended the meeting. (Our) candidates will be announced on Monday,” Singh stated after the meeting’s conclusion.

Reportedly, whilst it was initially assumed that Singh’s son-in-law, Vishal Singh will be vying for the presidential role, it is now being said that he will not be contesting either.

“He (Vishal) declared his inability to contest the elections because he is very occupied and will not be able to do justice to his job if he gets elected. He will, however, cast his vote,” the secretary of a state unit was quoted as saying, by PTI.