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There might be no variety trials for the Paris Olympics and all six wrestlers who had gained quota for the rustic will compete in Paris, the Wrestling Federation of India introduced on Tuesday.
Vinesh Phogat (50kg), Amtim Panghal (53kg), Reetika Hooda (76kg), Nisha Dahiya (68kg) and Anshu Malik (57kg) have certified in girls’s festival whilst simplest Aman Sehrawat (57kg) has earned the quota in males’s freestyle festival. It manner the tip of street for Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya who was once taking a look to problem Aman in variety trials. Dahiya, who’s getting back from a knee harm, had misplaced to Aman within the variety trials for the 2 qualification competitions for Paris Olympics.
“5 wrestlers had written to us not to grasp trials as it’ll have an effect on their preparation. They are going to have to cut back weight and it’ll shift their center of attention on trials. Since there may be little time left for Paris Olympics, the choice committee has made up our minds not to grasp trials and make a selection the quota winners for Olympics crew, as WFI has been doing in the past, ” stated WFI president Sanjay Singh.
It additionally implies that Vinesh should compete in 50kg weight elegance wherein she gained the quota. Vinesh had closing week requested WFI to announce the date of trials. The opposite 5 wrestlers had written to WFI to believe their variety for Paris with out trials.
Simplest Antim gained the quota closing yr, whilst 3 wrestlers, together with Vinesh, bagged the spots on the Asian qualifiers in Bishkek closing month. Aman and Nisha gained the berths on the Global Olympic qualifiers in Istanbul closing week.
The wrestling competitions in Paris might be held from August 5-11.
“It leaves us with simply 10 weeks of preparation time prior to the development, which is already much less taking into consideration the timelines. Each unmarried day of coaching is essential for me. Round this the most important time, making ready for some other festival once more impacts my coaching plan, my nutrition, weight repairs and I will be able to lose out on a large number of observe periods on account of this,” a wrestler had stated in a letter to the WFI.
The letter additional mentioned: “If you happen to believe our well being, health all over this the most important time, permit us to concentrate on the Paris Olympics in order that we make our country proud with the most efficient conceivable results.”