Indian wrestlers will not be able to play under Indias flag this time at Olympic qualifying championship. The announcement on Thursday from United World Wrestling (UWW) come as a set-back for the Indian athletes as they have to compete as neutral athletes at the Olympic-qualifying World Championships starting September 16.According to the sources, the worlds governing body for wrestling, United World Wrestling (UWW), has suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for not conducting its elections on time, following which the Indian grapplers will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming World Championships under the Indian flag.The sources have claimed that the ad-hoc panel led by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, did not honour the 45-day deadline for conducting the elections. Notably, the committee was supposed to hold elections within 45 days after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had appointed the ad-hoc panel on April 27.However, on April 28, UWW warned the Indian Federation that it could suspend them if the deadline to hold elections is not honoured.It is to be noted here that WFI was to hold the elections on May 7 but the Ministry of Sports declared the process null and void.
