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    India’s Olympian wrestler quits over election of new wrestling federation chief

    by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar Dec 23, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: REUTERS

    India's top woman wrestler hung her boots in protest against the election of a new federation president – a close aide of the predecessor who has been accused of sexually harassing athletes.

    Sakshi Malik, a 2016 Olympics bronze medalist, announced that she was quitting the sport immediately after Sanjay Singh was elected as the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) new chief.

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