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In a recent development, the Delhi Court summoned Wrestler's Federation India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on July 18. Notably, BJP MP and WFI Chairman is accused of sexual harassment charges and a case is registered against him. Vinod Tomar, suspended assistant secretary of the WFI was also summoned by court, which said there are enough evidence against the accused. The development came days after the Wrestlers' protest.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed retired High Court Judge Mahesh Mittal Kumar to oversee the electoral process for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI.) The WFI nominations will begin on 23 June and the final list of candidates will be announced on 2 July. The contest will be for various WFI positions including President and VP. Furthermore, no relatives of Brij Bhushan will be allowed to contest elections.

Father of a 17-year-old minor wrestler said he has not withdrawn sexual harassment allegations against WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Addressing the media, the protesting wrestler's father said, the withdrawal of statement news is fake and they stood by the allegations against BJP MP, and demanded justice for the wrestlers who are protesting. Furthermore, the protesting athletes planning to intensify their protest and go on indefinite… read-more

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, the BCCI issued a set of guidelines and advisories, to be followed.  The decision came amid the ongoing Indian Premiere League (IPL) 16th edition, which started on March 31. One of the major pieces of advice in the guidelines is to give importance to precautions taken by players, to avoid the spread of the Novel Coronavirus.

A video of a man interpreting a football match for his visually-impaired friend has gone viral online. The heartwarming video was shared on Instagram by Good News Movement and captioned "Cesar interpreted the game for his friend Carlos, who is blind. Cesar guides his friend's hands at every move and goal." The netizens are praising Cesar's nice gesture. However, the video has already gained 5 lakh views on Instagram.