Two-time Olympics medallist Sushil Kumar has decided to not join the national camp which will resume from September 1. He has requested the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to allow him to train individually at the Chhatrasal Stadium. “Sushil has been training with his own support staff at the Chhatrasal Stadium and he wanted to continue with it. He will be called whenever the selection trials are held,” an official told Hindustan Times.
While the world champion has decided to stay at home and train, Narsingh Yadav will be participating at the national camp. With the entry of the Maharashtra wrestler who has just ended his four-year ban, the fight for the Olympic spot in the 74kg weight category has gained prominence.
Sushil had not participated at the selection trials in January due to an injury. Besides him, Jitender, Parveen Rana and Gaurav Baliyan are other challengers in the weight class.
A total of 26 wrestlers in eight weight categories — five freestyle (57, 65, 74, 86, 125kgs) and three Greco-Roman (60, 77, 87kgs), as well as six support staff, will be part of the men’s camp. The women’s camp will witness participation from 15 wrestlers in five weight categories (50, 53, 57, 62, 68kgs), besides the presence of four support staff.
Prominent wrestlers who will take part in the camps are Ravi Kumar, Bajrang Punia, Narsingh Yadav, Deepak Punia, Sumit, Gyanender, Sajan, Sunil Kumar, Nirmala Devi, Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Dhanda, Sakshi Malik and Divya Kakran.
“The athletes, coaches and support staff joining SAI Sonepat and SAI Lucknow will have to undergo mandatory COVID test upon arrival at the camp and resume training after a 14-day quarantine period. The COVID-19 guidelines of the Government of India, state government and the SAI SOP will be adhered to strictly,” SAI’s press release read. The camp will end on September 30.
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Here is the full list of wrestlers who will attend the camp:
| 57 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Ravi Kumar | RSPB |
| 2. | Rahul | DEL |
| 3. | Pankaj | SSCB |
| 65 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Bajrang | RSPB |
| 2. | Amit Kumar | JHA |
| 3. | Navin | SSCB |
| 74 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Jitender | RSPB |
| 2. | Amit Kumar Dhankhar | HAR |
| 3. | Parveen Rana | RSPB |
| 86 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Deepak Punia | SSCB |
| 2. | Pawan Kumar | RSPB |
| 3. | Gourav Baliyan | UP |
| 125 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Sumit | RSPB |
| 2. | Satender | SSCB |
| 3. | Krishan | CHD |
| Coaches & Support Staff | ||
| 1. | Jagmander Singh, Chief Coach | DEL |
| 2. | Anil Maan, Coach | RSPB |
| 3. | Ankit Kumar | Masseur |
LIST OF SENIOR GRECO ROMAN STYLE WRESTLERS FOR NATIONAL COACHING CAMP
| 60 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Gyanender | SSCB |
| 2. | Manish | RSPB |
| 3. | Arjun Halakurki | SSCB |
| 77 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Gupreet Singh | PB |
| 2. | Sajan | RSPB |
| 3. | Harpreet Singh | PB |
| 87 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Sunil Kumar | RSPB |
| 2. | Prabhpal Singh | PB |
| 3. | Ravinder Khatri | SSCB |
| Coaches & Support Staff | ||
| 1. | Hargobind Singh, Chief Coach | PB |
| 2. | Chander Vijay Singh, Coach | RSPB |
| 3. | Vishal Kumar Rai | Physio |
LIST OF SENIOR WOMEN WRESTLERS FOR NATIONAL COACHING CAMP
| 50 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Nirmala Devi | HAR |
| 2. | Pinki | DEL |
| 3. | Seema | RSPB |
| 53 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Vinesh | RSPB |
| 2. | Pooja Gehlot | DEL |
| 3. | Lalita | RSPB |
| 57 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Anshu | HAR |
| 2. | Sarita | RSPB |
| 3. | Pooja Dhanda | HAR |
| 62 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Sonam | HAR |
| 2. | Sakshi Malik | RSPB |
| 3. | Navjot Kaur | RSPB |
| 68 Kg. | ||
| 1. | Divya Kakran | RSPB |
| 2. | Nisha | HAR |
| 3. | Anita | HAR |
| Coaches & Support Staff | ||
| 1. | Kuldeep Singh, Chief Coach | RSPB |
| 2. | Sahil Sharma, Coach | J&K |
| 3. | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | Physio |