Currently headed by Sanjay Singh,[7] The key role of the body is to organize the training and support of wrestlers across India for both domestic as well as international wrestling events.

[10][11] Each team consisted of 11 players, and many international medalists of wrestling also competed in the league, including Vladimer Khinchengashivli, Helen Maroulis, and Soslan Ramonov.

[15][16] They started a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding Brij Bhushan's removal from his position of WFI President and his arrest.

[19] Two first information reports (FIRs) were registered against Brij Bhushan after Supreme Court's intervention,one of which was under the POCSO Act for harassment of a minor wrestler.

[22] The Indian government had instructed IOA's ad-hoc committee to hold elections for the Executive Body within 45 days of taking charge.

[29] Subsequently, in March 2024 the IOA also suspended its ad-hoc committee that was overseeing the daily functions of WFI, putting Sanjay Singh completely in charge of the federation.

[33] Towards the end of January 2022, star wrestler Bajrang Punia went through a strain injury while training at the wrestling national camp in Sonipat.

[36] This basically meant that physios would no longer be provided to athletes in personal capacity and they would be a part of the national camp only, where they would have to work on all wrestlers.

[39] Speaking to press at Tokyo Olympics, he said that although wrestlers like Punia and Ravi Dahiya were competing with their private foreign coaches, he personally was against the practice.