A plan to organise a preparatory camp for the Tokyo Olympic Games-bound eight freestyle wrestlers from subsequent week in close by Sonepat, Haryana, has been cancelled due to new 14-day quarantine rule imposed, mentioned a nationwide coach related to the group on Saturday.
“With nearly 70 days left for the scheduled begin to the Olympics it’s not doable to endure a 14-day quarantine in May. Instead, it has been determined to maintain camp in Europe. We will apply for the visas and ship the group as early as doable,” the coach told IANS.
The camp, at which four women wrestlers would have been present, was to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus in Sonepat.
The coach said that the camp would be held in Poland and Hungary, and there is also the option of taking personal sparring partners for European tour.
“The Indian team will also compete in the World Ranking Series in Warsaw, scheduled to be held from June 9-13,” he coach.
Star wrestler Bajrang Punia, who has certified in males’s 65kg freestyle occasion, might skip the European tour as he’s presently coaching along with his private coach at Inspire Institute of Sports in Bellary, Karnataka.
Ravi Dahiya (57 kg), Deepak Punia (86 kg) and Sumit Malik (125 kg) have gained the Olympics quota.
Vinesh Phogat, who has certified within the ladies’s 53kg, is coaching in Hungary. Seema Bisla (50kg), Anshu Malik (57kg) and Sonam Malik (62kg) are coaching in Haryana.
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