The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) invited high wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and retired Sakshi Malik for the trials to select the teams for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship and Asian Olympic Games Qualifier on Monday.Â
The WFI introduced that trials for each upcoming tournaments might be held at Okay.D. Jadhav Wrestling Indoor Stadium in New Delhi beginning on March 10. Sanay Singh-led WFI additionally requested all state federations to inform the wrestlers to attend the trials.Â
“I would like to inform all affiliated units of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) that the selection trials to select the teams for participation in the following events are being conducted on 10th and 11th March 2024 at K.D. Jadhav Wrestling Indoor Stadium, IGI Sports Complex, New Delhi,” the WFI president Sanjay Singh stated in a press release. “All state units are requested to intimate the wrestlers as per the list attached to participate in the said trials.”
The United World Wrestling (UWW) physique lifted the five-month suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India on February 13, permitting them to conduct the trials. However, Sanjay Singh’s panel stays suspended by the sports activities ministry however the WFI holds the appropriate to ship teams to the Olympic Games in accordance to the UWW rulebook.
Sakshi, Bajrang and Vinesh didn’t participate within the newest WFI nationals however competed within the nationwide championships organized by the sports activities ministry-ordered ad-hoc committee earlier this month. The newest trial checklist by WFI contains Bajrang (65kg freestyle), Vinesh (55kg), Sakshi (62kg) and in addition Antim Panghal (54kg), who has already secured the Paris Olympics 2024 qualification.Â
Winners within the trials will take part within the Senior Asian Wrestling Championshiop in Bishkek, beginning on April 11 and the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier Tournament from April 19 with the latter figuring out the teams for the Paris Olympic Games 2024 beginning on July 26.
