The Wrestling Federation of India has been suspended by the sports' world body for not holding elections after its chief was charged with sexual misconduct.
India's top wrestlers staged weeks of sit-in protests in the capital New Delhi earlier this year demanding the resignation of WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh.
The federation's leadership was disbanded in the wake of the scandal, with fresh elections scheduled for earlier this month but postponed indefinitely at the last moment. Indian wrestlers will be allowed to compete in the Asian Games next month but not under the Indian flag, the statement added.Wrestling is hugely popular in rural northern India.
Commonwealth Games gold-medal-winning wrestler Anita Sheoran, a witness in a sexual harassment case, has filed her nomination to replace Singh for the top post.
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