Satyawart Kadian is the current national champion in the 97kg category but he still will start as underdog against the experienced Mausam Khatri. Reason, in the recent times every-time Kadian and Khatri has faced each other, the later has proved superior. Be it the trials for the 2019 world championship team or their last meeting in the 2018 nationals, Khatri reigned supreme.
So can this time 2019 Asian Championship bronze winner Kadian stop Khatri’s juggernaut. Whatever may happen but in all likelihood, the fight for a place in the Indian team in 97kg will all likely be a two horse race between Kadian and Khatri, though U23 national champion Akash Antil has strength to spring a surprise.
The Contenders in 97kg Category
Satyawart Kadian – National Champion 2019
Mausam Khatri – National Champion 2018 & Indian team representative in World Championship. DNP in Nationals.
Akash Antil – U23 National Champion & Indian team member U23 World Championships
Kapil – National Runners up 2019
Indian wrestling team trials: Sushil Kumar unlikely to appear for the trials on 3rd January
125 Kg Olympic Category – Preview
It will be difficult for any one else to get better of 26 year old Sumit Malik, the numero-uno in this weight category. Malik won the national championships gold defeating Abhijit from Maharashtra, represented India at Nur-Sultan world championships in 2019, was semi-finalist of 2018 world championships, has silver medal in the Asian Championships & Gold winner at CWG 2018 – with such a strong credentials, no one in the domestic arena seems to have pedigree to challenge Malik fo a place in the Indian team for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.
Unlike other weight categories, their is a no room for any other weight category to try their hand in 125kg. Overall Sumit Malik will start as favorite to qualify in the 125kg trials.
Trials for Men’s Freestyle & Greco-Roman team will be conducted at K.D. Jadhav Wrestling Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. In the first leg of selection trials the entire focus will be on the Olympic Categories fo Senior Free Style & Greco Roman Style Wrestling. The second leg of the trials will be conducted for the Non-Olympic Categories in the second week of January. Only 65kg category in which Bajrang Punia participates and has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 has been exempted from the trials.
First LEG of Trials on 3rd January in Delhi
FS: 74, 97 & 125 Kg.
GR: 60, 67, 77, 87, 97 & 130 Kg.
Selection for –
1st Ranking Series International Tournament “Matteo Pellicone” to be held at Rome [Italy] from 15th to 18th January 2020 and Asia OG Qualifier to be held Xi’an [China] from 27th to 30th March 2020
2020 Senior Asian Championship to be held at New Delhi from 17th to 23rd February 2020
Weight Categories in which trial to be held:
FS: 57, 74, 86, 97 & 125 Kg.
GR: 60, 67, 77, 87, 97 & 130 Kg.
Second LEG of Trials in 2nd week of January for Non-Olympic categories
The Selection Trial in the following weight categories for selecting the teams for participation in the 2020 Asian Senior Championship will be held in the 2nd week of January 2020:
Free Style 61, 70, 79 & 92 Kg.
Greco Roman Style 55, 63, 72 & 82 Kg.
| EVENT |
DATE |
VENUE |
| FS & GR |
03-Jan-20 |
Delhi |
| WW |
04-Jan-20 |
Lucknow |
WrestlingTV will live stream all the bouts from these make and break trials LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE from Delhi and Lucknow on 3rd and 4th January
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