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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, leaving them at Kartavya Path in New Delhi after the police prevented her from reaching the Prime Minister's office..
Earlier in the week, the Asian Games gold medallist had announced her decision to return her awards, stating that these honors had lost their significance during a period when wrestlers are grappling for justice..
Her attempt to personally deliver the awards to the Prime Minister's office on Saturday was thwarted by the police, prompting her to leave the awards at Kartavya Path, which were later retrieved by Delhi Police..
Phogat, alongside fellow Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, had raised objections to the election of Sanjay Singh, a close associate of the former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who had faced allegations of sexual harassment from prominent grapplers...
Phogat, a two-time World Championship medalist, reiterated her decision in her letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underscoring that the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards no longer held any meaning in her life.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
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