Sanjay Singh blames wrestlers' protests for not winning enough medals

Sanjay Singh, the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has identified the wrestlers' protests against his aide, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, as a significant factor contributing to India's underwhelming performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Singh emphasized that the prolonged demonstrations, spanning nearly a year, caused disruption within the wrestling community and impeded the athletes' ability to adequately prepare for the games.

As a result of these challenges, India was only able to secure six medals at the recently concluded Olympics, consisting of five bronze medals and one silver medal.

"India won six medals in Paris, those six could have been in wrestling alone if it was not for the protests in the last 15-16 months. This is the reason India failed to secure more medals in wrestling," he said.