Before the Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh had taken on the IOA and the wrestling federation after she was not allowed to have a physio with her during the games. A newspaper article claimed she had made a last-minute request for her physio’s accreditation, which she shared and clearly stated that the request had been made much earlier.
On being informed that Vinesh had written multiple emails to the federation with all the details, Singh said, “She gave those proposals to TOPS, never to us directly. She should have given it to us. It has never happened that Vinesh approached the federation. This is my allegation against TOPS. They are directly overseeing issues like where the athlete should go for training.”
On being asked if the issue was that Vinesh had sent the proposal to TOPS and not to WFI, Singh said,” If it was our plan, then I could have sent my whole team. Bajrang and Vinesh were two very senior wrestlers. Their ranking was first-class going into the Olympics. They thought a…