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Ahead of deadline day, few major disciplines yet to announce Asian Games squads
•Athletics, hockey and wrestling are three of the marquee sports yet to announce their squads for the Asian Games this year.
Asian Games organisers reject IOA request for extension of deadline for sending entries of Indian wrestlers
•The HAGOC has set July 15 as the date for all competing countries to send the names of their athletes for the Asian Games (September 23 to October 8).
Wrestling coaches tell IOA ad-hoc panel trial exemption decision has irked community
•The ad-hoc panel chief Bhupender Singh Bajwa heard views from national freestyle coach Jagmander Singh, Greco-Roman coach Hargobind Singh and women's coach Virender Singh Dahiya.
IOA draws flak for granting single-bout trials to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and other protesting wrestlers
•The IOA ad-hoc panel is drawing flak from the wrestling fraternity for handing out favours to six wrestlers, including Bajrang's wife Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi's husband Satywart Kadian and Jitender Kinha.
IOA ad-hoc panel reschedules WFI elections to 11 July after hearing pleas of disbanded state units
•The ad-hoc panel was approached by disaffiliated state bodies from Maharashtra, Haryana, Telangana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, claiming that their dismissal was not appropriate.
WFI elections on 4 July, IOA appoints retired judge as returning officer
Fpsports •IOA CEO Kalyan Chaubey notified Justice Mittal Kumar about his appointment and sought his acceptance for the role.
Selection trials priority over WFI elections: PT Usha
•The IOA had on 27 April announced that a three-member ad-hoc committee will run the day-to-day affairs of the federation and also hold WFI elections within 45 days of its formation
IOA yet to formally start election process to avoid WFI's suspension: Report
Fpsports •As per the Sports Code, the entire election process could take 11 to 16 days which would breach the 10 June deadline.
WFI sexual harassment case: IOA taking charge of WFI 'first step in our fight for justice', say wrestlers
•The IOA asked the secretary general of WFI to hand over the official documents including financial instruments to its ad-hoc panel, making it clear the outgoing office bearers shall have no role in the running of the federation.
State wrestling associations may be allowed to field candidates of their choice in Asian Games trials
•The Asian Games trials are expected to be held in the third week of June. The final date will be notified this week.