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Wrestling Federation of India's participation in United World Wrestling has suspended

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image source- https://thewire.in/  Due to a lack of elections within the organization, the WFI's membership was suspended. Elections that were scheduled for June 2023 have been delayed.  New Delhi: The membership of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has been immediately suspended by United World Wrestling (UWW), the sport's worldwide governing body. As a result, Indian wrestlers will have to compete as "neutral athletes" at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships rather than under the Indian flag. The national anthem won't be played if an Indian athlete wins and stands on the winners' podium. Due to a lack of elections within the organization, the WFI's membership was suspended. Elections that were scheduled for June 2023 have been delayed. A number of medal-winning wrestlers have accused Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a member of parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party, of sexual assault and other types of harassment, engulfing the WFI in scandal durin