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[ad_1] Olympic bronze-winning grappler Sakshi Malik on Monday ruled out a return to competitive wrestling, saying the long-standing protest against former national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment has left her mentally tormented. The 31-year-old Malik had announced retirement in December last year after Sharan Singh's close aide Sanjay Singh was elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in a tearful press conference. She, along with another Olympic-bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting for months, demanding Sharan Singh's removal and arrest."It's been more than a year, there is so much mental pressure and we have been trying to fight in every possible way to make this protest a success, so I'll no...

[ad_1] The newly elected president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Sanjay Singh on Saturday stated that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and said he would refrain to speak on this matter. Earlier, Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, a face of the wrestlers' protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, announced on Thursday that she is quitting wrestling. Her decision came within an hour after Sanjay Singh was elected as the new WFI chief, replacing Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.Talking to the reporters, Sanjay said it's not a crime to be close to former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh and he is not a "dummy candidate"."Those who are athletes have already started preparing and those who want to engage in politics can do that. It is their ...