Sanjay Singh secures victory as Wrestling Federation of India’s new president

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

New Delhi, Dec 21: Sanjay Singh, an aide to former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as the next Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president on Thursday.

On Thursday, December 21, the Wrestling Federation of India elections took place following multiple postponements earlier in the year. In New Delhi, the vote was conducted earlier in the day, and the counting got underway shortly after.

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Sanjay Singh’s panel received 40 votes to the opposing panel’s 7 votes, winning the WFI election.

“National Camps (for wrestling) will be organised. Wrestlers who want to do politics can do politics, those who want to do wrestling will do wrestling,” Sanjay Singh stated.

Sanjay was a member of the former executive council of the WFI. He has additionally functioned as the joint secretary of the national federation since 2019.

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