Indian wrestlers end protest over sexual harassment claims

Bajrang Punia, Indian wrestler who won a Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, second left, participates with other wrestlers in a protest against Wrestling Federation of India President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and other officials in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Top Indian wrestlers on Saturday called off a sit-in protest near the parliament building following a government assurance that a probe into their allegations of sexual harassments of young athletes by the federation would be completed in four weeks. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Leading Indian wrestlers have called off a sit-in protest near the parliament building after a government assurance that an investigation into their allegations of sexual harassment of young athletes by their federation president would be completed in four weeks.

“We are ending our protest,” wrestler Bajrang Punia said.