The choice trials for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers and Asian wrestling championships have been postponed to March 10 and 11, the ad-hoc committee working the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) stated in a press release on Friday.
Earlier, the trials had been scheduled to be held from February 27 to 29.
The ad-hoc panel stated that the trials are being postponed due to the delay in organising the National championships, which concluded in Jaipur on Monday, and “unavoidable circumstances.”
According to dependable sources, the trials had been shifted to March with a view to give extra time to some skilled wrestlers, together with a number of who participated within the protests towards the WFI prime brass final 12 months. A number one face of the protest, two-time World championships bronze medallist Vinesh Phogat, returned to competitors in Jaipur after her knee surgical procedure and received the ladies’s 55kg crown.
The trials for males (freestyle and Greco-Roman) will probably be held at Sonepat, whereas Patiala will host the ladies’s trials.
“The winner of the trials in Olympic weight categories will represent India in upcoming Olympic qualifiers, including the Asian Olympic qualifiers (April 19-21) and World Olympic qualifiers (May 9-12),” stated the assertion.
The second-placed athletes in Olympic classes and the winners in non-Olympic weight classes will compete within the Asian championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from April 11 to 16.
Antim Panghal (53kg), who landed a bronze within the World championships final 12 months and has been the one Indian wrestler to win an Olympic quota place up to now, will probably be given a direct entry to compete on the Asian championships. Indian wrestlers can win 17 extra quota locations within the remaining two qualifiers.
The trials for males (freestyle and Greco-Roman) will probably be held at Sonepat, whereas Patiala will host the ladies’s trials
Antim Panghal (53kg) will probably be given a direct entry to compete on the Asian championships.
