In a letter forwarded to Pakistan and all member countries the world wrestling federation has dissuaded members from engaging in any kind of dialogue with India. “UWW recommends to all the affiliated and associated national wrestling federations to suspended their discussions or relations with the Indian wrestling federation,” the world body wrote in the letter. Further, general secretary of the world wrestling federation said all contact with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) should be suspended until the Indian government doesn’t guarantee in writing, the issuance of visas, to all wrestlers. World wrestling federation is the first body to take this action, in light of International Olympic Committee directives. Arshad Sattar, Pakistan wrestling federation secretary termed the letter from world wrestling federation a ‘positive measure’.

Source: The Express Tribune March 05, 2019 12:22 UTC