IOA President PT Usha meets protesting wrestlers, assures them of support

Updated : May 03, 2023 15:19
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Facing criticism for being insensitive towards the protesting wrestlers, IOA President PT Usha met the grapplers at the protest site and assured them of her support.

Former sprinter Usha had come down heavily on the wrestlers for resuming their protest instead of approaching the IOA earlier.

She had said that the wrestlers should have shown some discipline and that they had tarnished the country's image by hitting the streets, a comment that didn't go down too well with the protesting wrestlers.

Usha left without speaking to the media but Bajrang Punia said she has assured them of help.

Bajrang revealed, "Initially when she said that, we felt very bad but then she said that her comments were misinterpreted. She said that she is first an athlete and then an administrator."

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