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Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha announced that Mary Kom had asked to be relieved from her position in a letter addressed to her.
The ad-hoc committee, under the chairmanship of Bhupender Singh Bajwa, was constituted on December 23 after the newly-elected WFI, led by Sanjay Singh, had allegedly flouted its own rules.
Vinesh appeared in 50kg as well as the 53kg category trials after she apparently held up the bouts for three hours, demanding the unparalleled exception for herself.
The 41-year-old six-time world champion found herself at the centre of a social media storm after reportedly declaring that due to the 40-year age cap for amateur boxers, she has been forced to retire.
So far, 49 Indian athletes, including 17 shooters and the men's hockey squad, have qualified for the July-August Games.
Three days after the WFI held its polls last month, the Ministry had suspended the sports body.
The WFI has maintained that it neither accepts the suspension nor does it recognise the ad-hoc panel that has been constituted by the Indian Olympic Association to manage the day-to-day affairs of the sport.
Phogat decided to return her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government, saying such honours have become meaningless at a time when wrestlers are struggling to get justice.
The wrestler left the awards in the middle of the Kartavya Path after Delhi Police stopped her from reaching the Prime Minister's Office.
The new WFI office is located in the Hari Nagar area of New Delhi.