According to WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rolled out its revolutionary contracts system for the grapplers.
The wrestlers have been placed in four Grades.The contracts will be reviewed after one year.WFI is the only Indian Olympic Association-affiliated National Sports Federation to offer contracts to its athletes and only the second after the BCCI.
Grades | Financial assistance | wrestlers |
Grade A | Rs. 30 lakhs | Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat along with Pooja Dhanda. |
Grade B | Rs. 20 lakhs | Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik (Rio Olympic bronze medallist) |
Grade C | Rs. 10 lakhs | Sandeep Tomar, Sajan Bhanwal, Ritu Phogat, and Divya Kakran (Asian Games bronze medallist) |
Grade D | Rs. 5 lakhs | Rahul Aware, Naveen, Sachin Rathi, and Anshu Malik |