The choice trials for selecting the Indian wrestling staff for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and Asian Championships might be held on March 10-11 in Patiala and Sonipat respectively, the ad-hoc committee managing the game stated on Friday. The trials have been initially deliberate for February 27-29 however acquired postponed after a delay in internet hosting the senior nationwide championships because of “unavoidable circumstances”. The trials for girls wrestlers might be held at NSNIS Patiala, whereas the trials for greco roman and freestyle grapplers might be held at SAI Sonipat.

“The ad-hoc committee will be organizing the selection trials for selecting the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers & Asian Championships on March 10-11, 2024,” the ad-hoc committee, headed by Bhupender Singh Bhajwa, stated in an announcement.

“Earlier the trials were announced to be held on 27-29 February 2024. However, because of a delay in organizing the 2023 Senior National Championships due to unavoidable circumstances, the trials are being postponed,” the panel added.

The winner of the trials within the Olympic weight class will get to characterize India within the upcoming Olympic qualifiers — the Asian Olympic Qualifiers (April 19-21) and World Olympic Qualifiers (May 9-12).

While the winner in non-Olympic weight classes will characterize India in Senior Asian Championships (April 11-16), the runners-up in Olympic weight classes on the trials will characterize India on the Senior Asian Championships.

Antim (53kg) might be given direct entry to play on the 2024 Senior Asian Championships. India has up to now secured Olympic quota in 53kg ladies’s wrestling class by advantage of Antim’s bronze medal on the 2023 Senior World championships.

Indian wrestlers can nonetheless seize 17 quotas (5 in ladies wrestling, 6 in greco roman and 6 in freestyle).

The ad-hoc committee was fashioned by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after the Sports Ministry suspended the Sanjay Singh-led Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for violating its personal structure quickly after the physique’s victory within the elections final December.

Sanjay Singh is a detailed affiliate of former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of sexual harassment by the well-known wrestling trio of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia.

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