{"id":257717,"date":"2023-08-28T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257717"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:45:38","slug":"express-view-on-wfi-suspension-from-united-world-wrestling-on-the-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/express-view-on-wfi-suspension-from-united-world-wrestling-on-the-mat\/","title":{"rendered":"Express View on WFI suspension from United World Wrestling: On the mat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0<strong>\u201cExpress View on WFI suspension from United World Wrestling: On the mat<\/strong>\u201d published in<strong> The Indian Express <\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>28<sup>th<\/sup> August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Government Policies &amp; Intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance: <\/strong><strong>About WFI suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, the United World Wrestling (UWW) has suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why was the WFI suspended?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>UWW took the action because of the failure of the WFI to hold elections in time<\/strong>. The delay happened because some top wrestlers protested against the former president of WFI, causing disagreements.<\/p>\n<p>UWW consistently advised Indian sports leaders to resolve the issue and hold elections. Initial warnings in June and July about potential suspension were issued.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>internal conflicts caused the courts to halt the elections, ultimately resulting in UWW&#8217;s decision to suspend the WFI.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-problem-with-indias-sporting-bodies\/\"><strong>The problem with India\u2019s sporting bodies<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-we-can-democratise-sports-governance\/\"><strong>How we can democratise sports governance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What may be the consequences of suspension?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The wrestlers can still compete in international tournaments<\/strong> despite the WFI&#8217;s suspension.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>they can&#8217;t show the Indian flag on their jerseys, and the national flag and anthem won&#8217;t be played even if they win<\/strong>. This situation is causing international embarrassment for India.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the issues with other sports bodies in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wrestling isn&#8217;t alone in dealing with administrative issues. <strong>FIFA suspended India last year due to election delays, and similar threats came from bodies like the International Olympic Committee and International Hockey Federation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, around 54 national federations lost recognition for not adhering to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sports-code-explained-why-are-indian-sports-bodies-under-scandal-and-scrutiny\/\">Sports Code<\/a>. <strong>The Delhi High Court also pulled up nearly twenty organizations for violating regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What can be the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Officials must promptly resolve the situation to avoid further harm. <strong>This is because continuing suspension will <\/strong>reduce international event invitations, hinder global funding, and ultimately, negatively impact the wrestlers in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cExpress View on WFI suspension from United World Wrestling: On the mat\u201d published in The Indian Express on\u00a028th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Government Policies &amp; Intervention Relevance: About WFI suspension News: Recently, the United World Wrestling (UWW) has suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Why&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/express-view-on-wfi-suspension-from-united-world-wrestling-on-the-mat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Express View on WFI suspension from United World Wrestling: On the mat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[300,212],"class_list":["post-257717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704827687},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}