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WFI will conduct a brainstorming session subsequent week to resolve the venue for an Olympic preparatory camp since SAI has closed coaching centres.
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- Last Updated:May 11, 2021, 00:47 IST
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The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will conduct a brainstorming session subsequent week to resolve the venue for an Olympic preparatory camp since Sports Authority of India (SAI) has closed coaching centres due to a spike in coronavirus instances in India. “Next week, we plan to have a gathering with the coaches and officers of the WFI to chalk out future plans. We will even verify with SAI after they plan to open up coaching centres. But as of now there aren’t any authorities services to conduct nationwide camp for a core group of wrestlers who’ve certified for Olympics,” Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of WFI told IANS.
WFI holds all the national camps in coordination with SAI. SAI training centre in Sonepat is the main venue for men while the women’s camp is organised in Lucknow.
Last month, several athletes and members of the coaching staff associated with the national camps in Lucknow and Sonepat tested positive for Covid-19. SAI took a decision to close the facilities till further orders.
“We will also send a proposal to SAI and check whether they will allow us to conduct camp for a small group of wrestlers,” stated Tomar.
Eight wrestlers, together with 4 in ladies’s class, have gained Olympic quota locations of their respective weight group.
A 12-member nationwide group, together with six within the males’s Greco-Roman occasion, participated within the May 6-9 World Olympic qualifiers in Sofia. India’s Sumit Malik (males 125 kg) and Seema Bisla (ladies 50 kg) gained the Tokyo Olympic quota locations in Sofia.
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