Published on Apr 26, 2024
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Former wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav
Former wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav

♦ Former wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected Chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) Athletes' Commission.

♦ He won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the men's freestyle 74 kg category.

♦ Narsingh also won a bronze medal in the 2014 Asian Games while his last international event was the 2021 Asian Championships where he finished with a bronze in the 79kg.

♦ The other elected members of the Athletes Commission are Sahil (Delhi), Smitha AS (Kerala), Bharti Bhaghei (UP), Khushboo S Pawar (Gujarat), Nikki (Haryana), and Sweta Dubey (Bengal).