When Bajrang Punia overpowered Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov to win bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sakshi Malik rallied to beat Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova for bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Vinesh Phogat conquered Sweden's Emma Malmgren to win bronze at 2022 World Championships, they would never in their wildest dreams have imagined that one day they would have to take to the streets of New Delhi to fight for justice in the very sport that has given them everything.

At a time when they should be at the peak of their training, sweating it out in the gym or on their practice mats, India's star wrestlers Punia, Malik and Phogat are sweating it out under the scorching sun at the national capital as they rekindle their protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual assault. Following their initial protests in January, the Sports Ministry appointed an Oversight Committee, headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, to investigate the charges against Singh. Now, as per latest reports, it is learnt that seven women grapplers have moved the Supreme Court after Delhi's Parliament Street police station refused to file a FIR against Singh, a strongman of the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party.