'Will personally invite Bajrang, Vinesh, Sakshi for trials', assures Sanjay

WFI President Sanjay Singh on Friday assured that the protesting wrestlers trio of Bajrang Punia Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik would not face any discrimination and he would personally approach them for appearance in the Olympic Qualifiers trials which will be held in MaharashtraWorld governing body UWW had lifted the provisional suspension imposed on the WFI with a rider that no wrestler should face discriminationPunia Phogat and Malik had led a protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who they have accused of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers The elite wresters are also against Sanjay Singhs election as WFI chief saying that he is a Brij Bhushan loyalist and his election is a threat to women wrestlersWe have started planning to take Indian wrestling forward We will soon organise trials for the Olympic Qualifying events in Maharashtra The state has good infrastructure I will ask Bajrang Vinesh and Sakshi to forget everything and start preparing for trials and win medals for the country Sanjay Singh told PTIWrestlers vs WFI Protesting wrestlers will not face any discrimination insists SinghMalik and Punia have even threatened to restart their protest saying a federation led by Sanjay Singh is not acceptable They have even written to the UWW seeking helpI will send all three wrestlers emails whatsapp message and if need be I will call them I will even ask Sakshi to reconsider her decision to retire and give it one more shot to win an Olympic medal They will not face any discrimination he addedSo far India have locked Paris Olympics quota in womens 53kg category through Antim PanghalAlso ReadSakshiBajrang accuse WFI of using devious means to get suspension liftedIndians can qualify in 17 more weight categories across mens freestyle GrecoRoman and womens wrestlingThe wrestlers have two final chances to earn qualification through Asian Qualifying event in Bishkek from April 1921 and World Qualifier in Istanbul from May 912We told UWW that the suspension on WFI was imposed for not holding elections and now that the elections have been held our status should be restored We told them how the junior wrestlers are suffering and how India are going unrepresented in many weight categories at international events without a proper federation in placeThey discussed the matter with the IOC International Olympic Committee and with the UWW Board on February 9 They agreed with our viewpoint and lifted the temporary suspension Now there should not be any confusion who the wrestlers should approach said SanjayWrestlers vs WFI National camps may move to new venuesThe WFI President also hinted that the national camp for both men and women could be moved to new venueEarlier SAI centres in Sonepat men and Lucknow women were the venues for the campsWe feel Maharashtra has good infrastructure for mens national camp Lets see if we can move it there We will discuss it with the government The SAI centres are under the government so we need their permission if the camps have to held at SAI centres If we do not get permission then other arrangements have to be made the WFI President saidWith agency inputs