We felt hurt, says Bajrang Punia after Usha’s statement

NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia, on the sidelines of the protest by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), said they felt hurt by the statement from P.T. Usha on the issue.

“It feels bad. She has also been an athlete, an icon. And she is saying these things about female athletes being a woman herself,” he said.

On Thursday Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Usha said the grapplers protesting on the streets are tarnishing the country’s reputation. “Wrestlers staging protest on streets amounts to indiscipline. It is tarnishing the image of India,” Usha told reporters after IOA’s Executive Committee meeting. Agencies

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