WFI hands temporary suspension to 30 overage wrestlers, bars them from junior competitions
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Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India WFI ) has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such cases.The WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior level.Much to the exasperation of WFI, two overage wrestlers even won medals at the recent Khelo India Games in Bihar."We do not want to spoil careers of wrestlers, so we have just barred them from the junior level competitions, like U18 and Cadets. They should compete at the senior level, if they are over 18 they must represent their original state," a senior WFI official told PTI."Now they need to come to WFI, apologise for their actions and cheating. We will consider their cases. This has been going on for some time. One by one we suspended around 30 such offenders in the last 30-40 days."The WFI official explained that most of these wresters, misguided by their coaches in Haryana, paid bribes to procure fake birth certificates from the Narela and Rohini zones in Delhi."Out of 436 cases, around 300 were from the Narela zone, while the rest were from the Rohini zone like Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri. Most of them were getting certificates from Begampura."All of them wanted to represent Delhi since getting selected in Haryana teams is not easy. We approached MCD and the Delhi cantonment Board after receiving complaints and upon investigation and verification it was proved they were fake certificates," the official said."Actually the coaches are to be blamed. They wants their wards to win medals at competitions to become famous. That greed drives them to have overage wrestlers competing at junior level," he added.Then WFI had also complained to the Games Technical Committee of the Khelo India to get a female wrestler thrown out of competition for submitting a fake birth certificate."This female wrestler had submitted a certificate issued by Delhi Cantonment Board. When we approached the Board, they confirmed to us that no such certificate has been issued by them."Explaining the modus operandi, the WFI official said that the wrestlers pay hefty sum to cyber cafe owners to create fake bar codes on the certificate.Anyone who scans the certificate will get details as they were filled by the cafe owners, making the certificate appear original.Also, the WFI has decided not to consider birth certificates, issued only recently.Meanwhile, the WFI has suspended Sanjay Lather, a Haryana coach, after receiving a sexual harassment complaint against him during the Khelo India Games."We had received a complaint that this coach, who was appointed by the state government, had entered the room of a female wrestler after the competition ended."The Internal Complaints Committee duly investigated the matter and decided to terminate him from all wrestling activities for life," the official said.
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Wrestling Federation of India Pic: (ANI) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has suspended 30 overage wrestlers in the past month after investigating over 400 cases of athletes competing illegally at junior levels with fake birth certificates. The investigation revealed that wrestlers from Haryana obtained fraudulent documents showing Delhi as their birthplace to participate in junior competitions, with two overage athletes even winning medals at the recent Khelo India Games in Bihar. The WFI discovered that most wrestlers obtained fake certificates from Delhi's Narela and Rohini zones, with approximately 300 cases from Narela alone. The remaining cases were from areas like Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri in the Rohini zone, with many certificates originating from Begampura. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "We do not want to spoil careers of wrestlers, so we have just barred them from the junior level competitions, like U18 and Cadets. They should compete at the senior level, if they are over 18 they must represent their original state," a senior WFI official told PTI. The official explained that these wrestlers, influenced by their Haryana coaches, paid bribes to obtain fake birth certificates. The federation worked with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Cantonment Board to verify and investigate the complaints. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ouvido esquerdo com zumbido? Esse é o significado! (Faça para aliviar) Zumbido no ouvido Undo "Out of 436 cases, around 300 were from the Narela zone, while the rest were from the Rohini zone like Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri. Most of them were getting certificates from Begampura. All of them wanted to represent Delhi since getting selected in Haryana teams is not easy. We approached MCD and the Delhi cantonment Board after receiving complaints and upon investigation and verification it was proved they were fake certificates," the official said. Gautam Gambhir sends stern message after Bengaluru tragedy The federation also identified a female wrestler at the Khelo India Games who submitted a fraudulent certificate allegedly issued by the Delhi Cantonment Board. The board confirmed they had not issued any such document. "Actually the coaches are to be blamed. They wants their wards to win medals at competitions to become famous. That greed drives them to have overage wrestlers competing at junior level," the official added. The investigation revealed that wrestlers paid cyber cafe owners to create fake bar codes on certificates. These bar codes would display false information when scanned, making the certificates appear genuine. The WFI has now decided to reject recently issued birth certificates. Quiz: Who's that IPL player? In a separate development, the WFI has banned Sanjay Lather, a Haryana coach, for life following a sexual harassment complaint during the Khelo India Games. "We had received a complaint that this coach, who was appointed by the state government, had entered the room of a female wrestler after the competition ended. The Internal Complaints Committee duly investigated the matter and decided to terminate him from all wrestling activities for life," the official said. The suspended wrestlers must now approach the WFI to apologize for their actions. The federation will then consider their cases individually.
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Live Events Coach suspended on sexual harassment complaint (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India WFI ) has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior to the exasperation of WFI, two overage wrestlers even won medals at the recent Khelo India Games in Bihar."We do not want to spoil careers of wrestlers, so we have just barred them from the junior level competitions, like U18 and Cadets. They should compete at the senior level, if they are over 18 they must represent their original state," a senior WFI official told PTI."Now they need to come to WFI, apologise for their actions and cheating. We will consider their cases. This has been going on for some time. One by one we suspended around 30 such offenders in the last 30-40 days."The WFI official explained that most of these wresters, misguided by their coaches in Haryana, paid bribes to procure fake birth certificates from the Narela and Rohini zones in Delhi."Out of 436 cases, around 300 were from the Narela zone, while the rest were from the Rohini zone like Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri. Most of them were getting certificates from Begampura."All of them wanted to represent Delhi since getting selected in Haryana teams is not easy. We approached MCD and the Delhi cantonment Board after receiving complaints and upon investigation and verification it was proved they were fake certificates," the official said."Actually the coaches are to be blamed. They wants their wards to win medals at competitions to become famous. That greed drives them to have overage wrestlers competing at junior level," he WFI had also complained to the Games Technical Committee of the Khelo India to get a female wrestler thrown out of competition for submitting a fake birth certificate."This female wrestler had submitted a certificate issued by Delhi Cantonment Board. When we approached the Board, they confirmed to us that no such certificate has been issued by them."Explaining the modus operandi, the WFI official said that the wrestlers pay hefty sum to cyber cafe owners to create fake bar codes on the who scans the certificate will get details as they were filled by the cafe owners, making the certificate appear the WFI has decided not to consider birth certificates, issued only the WFI has suspended Sanjay Lather, a Haryana coach, after receiving a sexual harassment complaint against him during the Khelo India Games."We had received a complaint that this coach, who was appointed by the state government, had entered the room of a female wrestler after the competition ended."The Internal Complaints Committee duly investigated the matter and decided to terminate him from all wrestling activities for life," the official said.
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New Delhi, Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such cases. The WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior level. Much to the exasperation of WFI, two overage wrestlers even won medals at the recent Khelo India Games in Bihar. "We do not want to spoil careers of wrestlers, so we have just barred them from the junior level competitions, like U18 and Cadets. They should compete at the senior level, if they are over 18 they must represent their original state," a senior WFI official told PTI. "Now they need to come to WFI, apologise for their actions and cheating. We will consider their cases. This has been going on for some time. One by one we suspended around 30 such offenders in the last 30-40 days." The WFI official explained that most of these wresters, misguided by their coaches in Haryana, paid bribes to procure fake birth certificates from the Narela and Rohini zones in Delhi. "Out of 436 cases, around 300 were from the Narela zone, while the rest were from the Rohini zone like Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri. Most of them were getting certificates from Begampura. "All of them wanted to represent Delhi since getting selected in Haryana teams is not easy. We approached MCD and the Delhi cantonment Board after receiving complaints and upon investigation and verification it was proved they were fake certificates," the official said. "Actually the coaches are to be blamed. They wants their wards to win medals at competitions to become famous. That greed drives them to have overage wrestlers competing at junior level," he added. Then WFI had also complained to the Games Technical Committee of the Khelo India to get a female wrestler thrown out of competition for submitting a fake birth certificate. "This female wrestler had submitted a certificate issued by Delhi Cantonment Board. When we approached the Board, they confirmed to us that no such certificate has been issued by them." Explaining the modus operandi, the WFI official said that the wrestlers pay hefty sum to cyber cafe owners to create fake bar codes on the certificate. Anyone who scans the certificate will get details as they were filled by the cafe owners, making the certificate appear original. Also, the WFI has decided not to consider birth certificates, issued only recently. Coach suspended on sexual harassment complaint =============================== Meanwhile, the WFI has suspended Sanjay Lather, a Haryana coach, after receiving a sexual harassment complaint against him during the Khelo India Games. "We had received a complaint that this coach, who was appointed by the state government, had entered the room of a female wrestler after the competition ended. "The Internal Complaints Committee duly investigated the matter and decided to terminate him from all wrestling activities for life," the official said.
