Protesting Wrestler Shares Letter To Ministry Amid Asian Games Trials Row

Vinesh Phogat shared a picture of the letter - which mentions no date - on social media on Sunday which mentions six wrestlers requesting some extra time for training ahead of the trials.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday made public a letter that some of the protesting wrestlers had written to the sports ministry, requesting the extension of the dates for trials for the Asian Games as well as the World Championships later this year. हम आंदोलित पहलवानों ने ट्रायल्स को सिर्फ़ आगे बढ़ाने के लिए चिट्ठी लिखी थी, क्योंकि पिछले 6 महीने से आंदोलन में शामिल होने के कारण हम प्रैक्टिस नहीं कर पाए.इस मामले की गंभीरता को हम समझते हैं इसलिए यह चिट्ठी आपसे साझा कर रहे. दुश्मन पहलवानों की एकता में सेंध लगाना चाहता है.… pic.twitter.com/Otvhhu1Z75

Vinesh shared a picture of the letter - which mentions no date - on social media on Sunday which mentions six wrestlers requesting for some extra time for training ahead of the trials.

The wrestlers have been protesting against the outgoing president of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment since the start of the year.

The ad-hoc panel of the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) had earlier exempted the protesting wrestlers from taking part in the trials, which was heavily criticised by coaches and parents of the other wrestlers including Yogeshwar Dutt.