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{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Wrestling Federation of India<br />
|abbrev = WFI<br />
|logo = Wrestling Federation of India logo.png<br />
|logosize = <br />
|sport = [[Wrestling]]<br />
|countryflag = India<br />
|jurisdiction = National <br />
|aff = [[United World Wrestling]] (UWW)<br />
|headquarters = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
|president = [[Brijbhushan Sharan Singh]]<br />
|secretary = V.N. Prasood<br />
|language =<br />
|url = http://wrestlingfederationofindia.com<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Wrestling Federation of India''' ('''WFI''') is the governing body of [[wrestling]] in India. It is headquartered in [[New Delhi]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/about-uww/national-federation/wrestling-federation-india|title=Wrestling Federation of India|last=emmanuel|website=United World Wrestling|language=en|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref><br />
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==Wrestling in India==<br />
{{main|Wrestling in India}}<br />
=== Notable wrestlers ===<br />
* [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]<br />
* [[Yogeshwar Dutt]]<br />
* [[Sakshi Malik]]<br />
* [[Bajrang Punia]]<br />
* [[Ravi Kumar Dahiya]]<br />
* [[Amit Dhankhar]]<br />
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== Tournaments ==<br />
=== Pro Wrestling League ===<br />
{{main|Pro Wrestling League}}<br />
In 2015, WFI established Pro Wrestling League tournament to promote the sport. It featured six teams representing six cities across India that consisted 11 players each, both domestic and international.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/pro-wrestling-league-launched-in-presence-of-sushil-kumar/|title=Pro Wrestling League launched in presence of Sushil Kumar|date=2015-07-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref><br />
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=== National Wrestling Championship ===<br />
The National Championships are held annually for Senior and Junior levels.<br />
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== Affiliated associations ==<br />
The WFI has a total of 28 affiliated units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingfederationofindia.com/State-Association.html|title=State-Association|website=wrestlingfederationofindia.com|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref><br />
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# A.P. Amateur Wrestling Association<br />
# Bihar Wrestling Association<br />
# Chandigarh UT Wrestling Association<br />
# Chandigarh Wrestling Association<br />
# Delhi Amateur Wrestling Association<br />
# Progressive Wrestling Association of Goa<br />
# Gujarat State Wrestling Association<br />
# Haryana Wrestling Association<br />
# Himachal Pradesh Wrestling Association<br />
# Jammu & Kashmir Wrestling Association<br />
# Jharkhand Wrestling Association<br />
# Karnataka Wrestling Association<br />
# Kerala State Wrestling Association<br />
# M.P. Amateur Wrestling Association<br />
# Maharastra State Wrestling Association<br />
# Manipur Wrestling Association<br />
# Mizoram Wrestling Association<br />
# Nagaland Wrestling Association<br />
# Odisha Wrestling Association<br />
# Punjab Wrestling Association<br />
# Railway Sports Promotion Board<br />
# Rajasthan Wrestling Association<br />
# Services Sports Control Board<br />
# Tamilnadu Amateur Wrestling Association<br />
# Telangana State Amateur Wrestling Association<br />
# U.P. Wrestling Association<br />
# Wrestling Association of Uttarakhand<br />
# West Bengal Wrestling Association<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|http://www.wrestlingfederationofindia.com/}}<br />
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{{Wrestling in India}}<br />
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}<br />
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