But if the announcement on Saturday was any indication, former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh continues to carry management within the sport and a big a part of its administration. So a lot in order that regardless of the presence of incumbent WFI president Sanjay Singh, Brij Bhushan, entrance and centre on the stage, answered many of the questions.
“The PWL was began by ‘netaji’ in 2015 to take Indian wrestling to new heights and was profitable to a big extent earlier than Covid stopped it. This is a brand new starting and we hope to proceed what he began. The management for gamers and coaches will stay with the WFI to make sure there are not any cost points,” Sanjay Singh stated.
Brij Bhushan himself was candid. “Ever for the reason that new officers had been elected, wrestlers had been calling me to request the federation to restart the PWL. Even although I’m not related to the WFI in any capability now, I used to be blissful to be invited at this time as a result of I really like the game and that’s not depending on holding any publish,” he declared.
Asked in regards to the participation of wrestlers who protested in opposition to him in 2023, he was categorical. “There can be no discrimination in opposition to anybody who needs to be a part of the PWL,” he stated.
The organising rights this time for the PWL, final held in 2019, have been given to ONO Media. There can be six franchises with 9 wrestlers every – 5 Indian and 4 overseas, 5 girls and 4 males. The group purse has been retained at Rs. 2 Cr every for the 18-day occasion with competitors in 9 Olympic weight classes. The venue can be Delhi for the present season, tentatively scheduled for the third week of January, with plans to unfold out later.
Published – November 01, 2025 11:58 pm IST









