NEW DELHI: The winners of the wrestling choice trials for the Asian Games in Hangzhou have shot off a letter to the sports activities ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)-appointed ad-hoc panel demanding time until August 20 to arrange for an additional set of trials for the World Championships to be held in Belgrade, which can act as a qualifying occasion for the Paris Olympics 2024.

The wrestlers, who worry getting injured having to return to the competitors mat at such a brief discover after collaborating within the trials for the Asiad on July 22-23 right here, have reasoned that reducing down on weights once more would result in accidents and fatigue. Pooja Gehlot (ladies’s 50kg), Antim Panghal (ladies’s 53kg), Mansi Ahlawat (ladies’s 57kg), Aman Sehrawat (males’s 57kg), Vishal Kaliraman (males’s 65kg), Vicky (males’s 92kg), Sunil (greco-roman 87kg) and Narinder Cheema (greco-roman 97kg) are among the many signatories to the letter, a replica of which has additionally been marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Losing weight affects our performance and health and it will increase the chances of injury. We just lost weight for Asian Games trials and now it would not be possible for us to lose weight again and compete in the trials within 10-15 days (of Asian Games trials),” the letter learn.

The ad-hoc committee, led by Bhupendra Singh Bajwa, hasn’t but introduced the date and standards for the Worlds trials. However, it is essential to say right here that the final date of sending entries to the United World Wrestling (UWW) – the game’s world governing physique – is August 15 and the ad-hoc panel has deliberate to conduct trials between August 10-15. The UWW has already made it clear to the competing nations that there will not be any rest so far as dates are confirmed and each participant must strictly adhere to the timelines.
If the trials for the Worlds are performed by August 15, it should give the wrestlers – who competed within the Asiad trials – successfully three weeks to arrange. The Worlds can be held in Belgrade from September 16-24.