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Oversight Committee Gets Two More Weeks To Complete Probe Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief

The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate into the claims made by country's top wrestlers that Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed several women wrestlers and intimidates the athletes. The wrestlers had not provided the names of the 'victims'.

MC Mary Kom-led Oversight Committee gets two more weeks to probe sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Sports Ministry extended the deadline for the committee, which was formed on January 23, to investigate the claims made by country's top wrestlers against Brij Bhushan.The committee was earlier asked to submits its report in four weeks.The wrestlers had claimed that the WFI president harassed several women wrestlers and intimidated the athletes.

Top India wrestlers opt out of another international meet

After pulling out from the Zagreb Open, earlier this month, top wrestlers Vinesh, Bajrang, Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and Sangita Mor have once again decided to sit out, saying they are not ready for the competition.The Ibrahim-Moustafa tournament will be held in Alexandria, Egypt from February 23 to 26.The Mary Kom-headed oversight committee managing the WFI affairs cleared a contingent of 27 Indian wrestlers for the upcoming tournament.