Amid intensifying wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar against the WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, several non-protesting wrestlers on Tuesday demanded that the SAI must reopen its centres for grapplers since the lack of proper training is making a profound impact on their preparations for the upcoming Asian Games. While the men's national camp for freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers is held at Sports Authority of India's centre in Bahalgarh, the women's camp is organised in Lucknow.

The country's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia, have been protesting since April 23, demanding criminal action against Singh for alleged sexual harassment and intimidation of seven wrestlers including a minor. An FIR has also been filed against the BJP MP. It has come to notice that the national camp was closed on April 8, a day before the Asian Championship in Kazakhstan, and has not yet restarted.