Delhi High Court directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to file an affidavit stating the circumstances which led to the dissolution of the ad-hoc committee for working the nationwide wrestling body.
Wrestling’s world governing body UWW on Friday threatened to reimpose the ban on India and bar its wrestlers from the ultimate Olympic Qualifiers subsequent month if an ad-hoc committee was introduced again to run the game.
Recently, the Delhi High Court directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to file an affidavit stating the circumstances which led to the dissolution of the ad-hoc committee for working the nationwide wrestling body.
The UWW (United World Wrestling) in a letter to WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) reiterated its stand that they will not enable any third occasion interference within the working of the nationwide affiliation of any nation.
“We have been informed that the Wrestling Federation of India is once again threatened by your Ministry of Sports with the imposition of an Ad-hoc committee to oversee its affairs,” UWW president Nenad Lalovic wrote in his e-mail to WFI.
He reminded the WFI of the severe implications the transfer may have, together with jeopardising India’s preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games.
“Besides our lassitude for this additional affair impacting your federation and its members, we would like to reiterate UWW’s determination to uphold the principle of autonomy and independence of its national federations in accordance with the UWW Statutes and the Olympic Charter.
“In case any determination or order ought to be made towards your federation, and a 3rd occasion be designated to run the day by day affairs of our sport in India in violation of the UWW Statutes, UWW would haven’t any different possibility than to re-impose a short lived suspension of your federation till additional discover, and which, this time, may possibly embrace your athletes,” Lalovic warned.
Earlier, in a big relief for WFI, the UWW had lifted its suspension on it on after it conducted elections. However, the sports ministry is yet to lift its suspension. A number of court cases are also pending in the matter as elite wrestlers have challenged the legality of WFI’s elections.
The Indian wrestling contingent have always returned with medals since Sushil Kumar’s bronze medal in Beijing in the 2008 edition and the comeback of an ad-hoc committee would mean robbing the wrestlers a chance of qualification for the Paris Games.
“This suspension would apply to the ultimate Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in May, and can definitely entice the eye of the IOC on this matter, who may take into account additional motion.
“Please note that the UWW Bureau is informed of this situation and eventuality,” it additional acknowledged.
This menace from UWW comes days after the Delhi High Court was contemplating an software filed by 4 wrestlers together with Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia after the IOA dissolved the advert hoc committee on March 18 saying that there was “no further need” for it to run.
The advert hoc committee was constituted by the IOA on the instructions of the sports activities ministry on December 27 after the ministry suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
