India’s elite wrestlers are eyeing a return to the mat after more than a month of staying at home. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is expected to resume to training camp after the nationwide lockdown which was imposed due to the coronavirus crisis ends on May 3. However, the Indian governing body has decided to only include 13 out of the 18 weight classes for the national camp.
“We will only be inviting those wrestlers whom we believe have very high possibility to qualify for the Olympics,” WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told WrestlingTV.
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WFI has shortlisted a total of 39 wrestlers to attend the camp. The Men’s and Women’s freestyle will have three wrestlers each in five categories, while Greco-Roman will have grapplers in three weight classes.
The venue for men’s team will remain Sonepat but women’s training camp is expected to be shifted out of Lucknow as the city has become a hotspot for coronavirus cases.
However, the camp will only be started if the sparring is allowed. “Wrestling is a contact sport and sparring is an integral part of it. If that cannot be done, then the wrestlers should stay at home and continue their weight training until things normalise,” Tomar said.
“We will talk to players after we get the orders from Sports Authority of India (SAI) to resume training and then accordingly plan the next move,” he added.
The training camp for both men and women were suspended last month in the wake of the coronavirus. Since then, wrestlers have been training in local akharas or at their home to stay fit.
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
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