IOA in a statement released on Sunday emphasised that the responsibility of weight management in sports like wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, and judo lies squarely with each athlete and their personal coaching team.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, and Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha, along with other dignitaries, inaugurated the 'India House' at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
India’s top wrestlers, including Olympian medallist Bajrang Punia, who had spearheaded the protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij…
The first time around, in January, the athletes spurned politically grounded assistance when they were clearly up against it, hoping that not to rub the ruling party up the wrong way would persuade it to reckon with their point of view.
Earlier, the Olympian had ruffled feathers by saying that the grapplers should have approached the IOA instead of going out on the streets against the WFI and its president.
IOA president PT Usha arrived at Jantar Mantar earlier today where the wrestlers have been staging a protest for the last 11 days.
Vinesh Phogat, a CWG and World Championships medalist also termed Usha's comments as "insensitive".
Earlier this month, India's legendary athlete PT Usha was elected unopposed as the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
A fair point, this, perhaps, though questions about the efficiency, honesty and the success percentage, or the lack of them, will surely be asked if and when a countrywide debate begins.
A BJP delegation led by Lok Sabha Member Manoj Tiwari and vice-president of party's Delhi unit Virendra Sachdeva received her at the airport.
