Sanjay Singh elected president of Wrestling Federation of India

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's loyalist Sanjay Singh was elected the new president of the federation as his panel comfortably won most of the posts in the delayed WFI presidential polls on Thursday. Sanjay Singh won 40 out of 47 votes in a sweeping victory over Anita Sheoran, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist who was backed by top wrestlers who had taken to the streets earlier this over sexual harassment allegations against Singh, a six-time MP from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj who has led the wrestling body for 12 years.
Sanjay Singh has earlier served as vice-president of the Uttar Pradesh wrestling body. He was part of the WFI's last executive council and its joint secretary since 2019.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who was in the race for the vice-president post, lost the election.The process for the WFI election began in July, but court cases kept delaying it. This led to the international wrestling body suspending WFI. The Supreme Court recently set aside a stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, clearing the decks for the polls.
Shortly after an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh succeeded him in the top post in elections held , Olympic medallist and ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh declared that she is quitting the sport.Ms Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia expressed their disappointment at the results.