Going through opposition from fellow wrestlers for receiving exemption from Asian Video games trials, the protesting wrestlers on Saturday denied demanding such a favour from IOA and stated they’ll stop wrestling whether it is proved.
London Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday questioned if these grapplers have been agitating to get such favours and exhorted the junior wrestlers, their coaches and oldsters to boost voice in opposition to this injustice.
“We didn’t ask for exemption from trials, simply requested for time to arrange,” stated Sakshi after going dwell on social media.
“For those who had issues with one-bout trial, you must have gone to the sports activities minister. However you selected to unfold poison by means of social media,” Bajrang stated.
“We’re able to stop wrestling whether it is proved that we requested for exemption. We by no means wrote any letter for exemption.” It was first reported by PTI on Thursday that six protesting wrestlers — the trio, Bajrang’s spouse Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi’s husband Satywart Kadian and Jitender Kinha — should win only one bout in opposition to the winner of stage-one trials to be on the Indian crew for the Asian Video games and World Championships.
The wrestlers additionally vowed to proceed their combat.
“We’ll proceed our combat until Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is punished, we’re ready for chargesheet,” Vinesh stated.
Sakshi, Bajrang and Vinesh Phogat have been demanding arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually harassing girls wrestlers.