India, March 6 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday voiced concerns over a lack of a competent body within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) that could be entrusted with the task of selecting a team to be sent to the Asian Wrestling Championship to be held from March 25 in Jordan.

Taking note of Indian Olympic Association (IOA's) failure to restore the mandate of the ad hoc committee to manage WFI's affairs and continued suspension of the Sanjay Singh-led WFI by the union sports ministry, a bench of chief justice DK Upadhayay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela opined that the scenario presented an "unhappier situation" for the interest of athletes and sports.

"On account of non-restoration of the ad hoc committee and existence of suspen...