 Official Logo of the WFI | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Membership | 28 |
| Abbreviation | WFI |
| Founded | 27 January 1967[1] |
| Affiliation | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| President | Sanjay Singh [2][3] |
| Secretary | V.N. Prasood |
| Official website | |
| wrestlingfederationofindia | |
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The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is the premier governing body of wrestling in India. It is headquartered in New Delhi[4] and affiliated to the United World Wrestling (UWW),[5][6] which makes it the internationally recognized wrestling regulation body of India. Currently headed by Sanjay Singh,[7] the key role of the body is to organize the training and support of wrestlers across India for both domestic as well as international wrestling events. It also regulates wrestling in India as all other state-level wrestling federations across the country fall under its jurisdiction.
WFI is also a member of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), and therefore represents the wrestling sport in IOA.[8]
- ^ Chakraborty, Debdutta (24 January 2023). "From akhadas to Olympics, WFI's vice-like grip & controversies". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Brij Bhushan loyalist Sanjay Singh elected as president of Wrestling Federation of India". Times of India. 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Government suspends new wrestling body, 'in complete control of ex-officials' rap". India Today. 24 December 2023.
- ^ emmanuel. "Wrestling Federation of India". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "National Federations". uww.org. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "UWW Affiliation - Wrestling Federation Of India". wrestlingfederationofindia.org. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "WFI- Wrestling Federation Of India". wrestlingfederationofindia.org. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Indian Olympic Association". olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 9 September 2024.