Updated On: 17 January, 2024 05:47 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Sports Ministry, which had suspended WFI citing rules violation, had also said that WFI-organised events will not be recognised

(L-R) Junior wrestlers holding protest at Jantar Mantar, WFI President Sanjay Singh (Pic: ANI)
A day after suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) asserted that only the national federation has the mandate to organise the National Championships, the IOA-appointed ad-hoc panel said only the tournament organised by it will be considered "genuine".
The ad-hoc panel also made it clear that only the wrestlers who participate in competition conducted by it will get the "benefits".