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[ad_1] Former Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt stated that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and called it the "saddest" part of a player's career, following grappler Sakshi Malik's retirement announcement from wrestling. Olympic medalist Sakshi, who was one of the faces of wrestlers' protest against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Thursday announced that she is quitting wrestling after Brij Bhushan's aide Sanjay Singh was elected as the new president of the federation."Taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete, but I will say that it is very sad for a player to leave their game in any situation or condition. Taking retirement is the saddest part of their career because they give their life to the game...

[ad_1] The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formed a seven-member committee to probe wrestlers' allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. According to sources, boxing great and Olympic medallist Mary Kom will be the chairman of the panel. Indian Weightlifting Federation of India (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav, archer Dola Banerjee, Olympic medal winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt are part of the panel among others. The committee will also have two lawyers . The panel will first talk with the protesting wrestlers and then the WFI before reaching any conclusion.The allegations of sexual harassment by WFI coachs and its president have been made by some of the country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Pun...

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