New Delhi: President of United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic, “concerned” with the turmoil in the Indian wrestling fraternity, has demanded clarity on who is running the sport in the country.

In its response, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has complained of “government interference” in their matters.

Lalovic had written a letter to the WFI on April 28 in which he wrote: “It is not clear who exactly enters the athletes in the UWW events and who is incharge of the daily management of the federation.”

“The information that UWW received from the media these days is that the investigation report on alleged harassment and abuse by Mr. (Brijbhushan Sharan) Singh has been finalised in early April and was forwarded to the Ministry of Sport,” Lalovic wrote in his letter.

“To date, no other action has been taken and the wrestlers have resumed their sitting protest. In addition, the WFI has convened an elective general assembly on 7 May 2023.

“I am very concerned about all this and I urge you to provide UWW with official and accurate information about the situation. We reserve the right to take measures in case of failure to do so,” Lalovic’s letter said.

The world body chief also wrote that, “UWW usually appoints an observer to national federations’ elections when particular situations warrant it”.

“This is the case with the WFI and we would be glad to be informed about the status of this matter so we can make the necessary arrangements.”

PTI