Ritika Hooda may not have reached the Olympics.
She is without doubt one of the 5 ladies wrestlers who’ve certified for the Paris Olympics this 12 months.
After shedding repeatedly within the Nationwide and Asian Video games, 22-year-old Ritika’s confidence was wavering.
To enhance her sport, she wanted to coach and take part in competitions, however wrestling had stopped in India.
Final 12 months, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, was accused of sexual harassment. Brij Bhushan denies these allegations.
The Sports activities Ministry didn’t take away him, however after the preliminary investigation discovered violations of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act, the whole Wrestling Federation administration was dismissed and an ‘ad-hoc committee’ was shaped to supervise day-to-day work.
Ritika noticed the nation’s most reputed wrestlers protesting on the streets of the capital Delhi to demand Brij Bhushan’s resignation.
These included Sakshi Malik, the primary and solely feminine wrestler to win an Olympic medal for India, who has been her supply of inspiration.
The information of the wrestlers’ protest unfold around the globe. Particularly after they tried to march to the nation’s new parliament and the police detained them on prices of not having ‘permission’.