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Sabi Hussain | TNN

IOA forms panel to run affairs of Wrestling Federation of India

NEW DELHI: Acting upon the sports ministry’s request, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday formed a three-member ad-hoc committee to manage the day-today affairs of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which was found guilty of ‘blatantly disregarding the procedural norms’ and ‘appearing to be in complete control of former office-bearers’ following its controversial elections.

IOA president PT Usha named a three-member panel, which will be headed by Wushu Association of India chief Bhupinder Singh Bajwa as its chairman with hockey Olympian MM Somaya and former international badminton player Manjusha Kanwar as its other two members.

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