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WFI a blot on India’s sporting success in 2023
The year began with the wrestlers’ tears of anger and frustration as they protested institutional inaction against the then WFI president, and it ended with their tears of defeat and despair as the system answered their year-long protests with an upraised middle finger.
02 January, 2024•14 min
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