“For you, it is only a year. All the hard work we put into our game has been a waste of time. Some of us even fled our homes because women are not allowed to play sports in our families. There were no competitions, nor selections of any kind. What is the purpose of continuing? Now that we wasted one year, who will take the responsibility?” a young wrestler told Mid-Day.

A chorus of dissent and determination resonated in the capital last week as junior wrestlers gathered to voice their collective discontent against top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat for halting their careers. Their collective outcry emerges from a deep-seated conviction, echoing the rallying cry for equity and fair treatment within the sporting realm.