Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha met the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday. Usha was seen engaged in a serious discussion with the wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others in the video shared by ANI. The IOA prex reaching the protest seems to be the first step from the association to assure the grapplers of support and help in their fight for justice against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is accused of sexually harassing seven women wrestlers. The former Track and Field India star had earlier slammed the wrestlers for taking to the streets to protest.
Watch Usha meeting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar below:
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#WATCH | Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar where wrestlers are protesting since 11 days. pic.twitter.com/Vs3Lp1ZHaO— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2023
Usha had said that wrestlers’ act amounted to indiscipline and tarnished the image of the country abroad. She had said, “This amounts to gross indiscipline and tarnishing the image of the country. It sets a bad precedent. Instead of hitting IOA’s Athletes Commission. The commission is headed by MC Mary Kom as chairperson and Achanta Sharath Kamal as vice chairperson.”
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Sakshi and Vinesh, who the faces of the protest, had slammed Usha for making such an insensitive comment. Sakshi said that if former athletes could not suppor them, it was a matter of shame. “We are much better than people like PT Usha and Mary Kom. If former athletes such as them can’t support us, it’s a matter of shame. Such adversities give us strength. We don’t want them to sit here with us. We just want them to be truthful and support us. We have already sacrificed our training and sport. But this cause is bigger than all, said Olympic medallist from Rio 2016.
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