Wrestler Malik assaults referee; gets life ban

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In an unprecedented incident, Services' wrestler Satender Malik launched a physical assault on referee Jagbir Singh after losing the 125kg final during the Commonwealth Games trials, prompting the national federation to impose a life ban on him on Tuesday.

The Air Force wrestler was leading 3-0 with just a 18 seconds left in the deciding bout when Mohit effected a ‘take-down' move and also pushed Satender out of the mat for another point.

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