Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards given as a protest against the government's role in the entire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) saga.Vinesh had announced three days back that she would .
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, leaving them at Kartavya Path in New Delhi after being barred from reaching the Prime Minister s office. The Asian Games gold medallist had earlier announced the return in a letter to PM Modi.
Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards given as a protest against the government's role in the entire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) saga.Vinesh had announced three days back that she would .
Vinesh had announced three days back that she would return her awards after Sanjay Singh, a close aide of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was elected as president. The top wrestlers had asked the Sports Ministry to not allow Sanjay Singh to participate in the elections as it would mean a continuation of Brij Bhushan's hegemony in WFI.