Top Indian wrestler quits after federation elects ally of controversial former chief
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The only Indian woman wrestler ever to win an Olympic medal said she will quit the sport in protest after the country’s wrestling federation announced it would replace its president, who is accused of sexually harassing female athletes, with his close ally.
The only Indian woman wrestler ever to win an Olympic medal said she will quit the sport in protest after the country’s wrestling federation announced it would replace its president, who is accused of sexually harassing female athletes, with his close ally. Sakshi Malik told a news conference in New Delhi on Thursday that it had taken a lot of “courage” to fight against Brij Bhushan Singh, 66, a controversial and powerful politician from the country’s ruling party and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). “We fought with all we had,” she said, shortly after the new president was announced. Holding back tears, Malik, 31, placed her footwear in front of her in a symbolic gesture of hanging up her shoes. “Upcoming female wrestlers will also face exploitation,” she said. “If (Brij Bhushan Singh’s) business partner and a close aide is elected as the new president, I quit wrestling.”
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