Former Wrestler Narsingh Yadav Elected Chairman of WFI's Seven-Member Athletes' Panel

Narsingh Pancham Yadav, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, was elected as the chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission on April 24 (Wednesday), fulfilling a requirement set by the United World Wrestling (UWW). Eight candidates vied for the seven positions, and following the polling conducted on ballot paper, seven members were elected. Subsequently, they elected Narsingh as the chairman of the commission.

Narsingh Pancham Yadav clinched the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games hosted in New Delhi. Despite qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016, his participation was cut short after testing positive for anabolic steroids. Subsequently, he faced a four-year ban from competitive wrestling. Yadav consistently asserted that his positive test resulted from sabotage.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh provided insights into the elections where Yadav was elected as the chairman.