World Wrestling Championship 2021 – Day 1 Indians in action: The World Wrestling Championship in Oslo is just few days away & the scheduled for the mega-event is out. On the Day 1 of the competition 61, 74, 86 & 125Kg weight category competitions will be played with 3 Olympic gold medalists and 11 world titleholders headline the fully loaded opening day of wrestling in Oslo, Norway. World Wrestling Superstars David TAYLOR (USA) and Hasan YAZDANI (IRI), and Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) and Taha AKGUL (TUR) could see their rivalries renewed after the first day of wrestling at the 2021 World Championships.
World Wrestling Championship 2021 – Day 1 Indians in action: Ravinder in 61Kg, first timer Yash in 74 Kg, Sandeep Singh Mann in 86Kg & Anirudh Kumar’s in 125Kg will be seen in action on the opening day from the India side.
World Wrestling Championship 2021 – Day 1 Indians in action: The big guns for India in the freestyle category, Rahul Aware (2019 World Championship medallist 61kg), Tokyo Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya & last world championship silver medallist Deepak Punia all will be missing from the action.
Indian Senior Wrestling Team for participation in the 2021 World Senior Wrestling championship being held at Oslo [Norway] from 30th September to 10th October 2021
Freestyle Category
| No. | Name | Position and Wrestling Category |
| 1. | Shubham | 57 Kg. |
| 2. | Ravinder | 61 Kg. |
| 3. | Rohit | 65 Kg. |
| 4. | Sushil | 70 Kg. |
| 5. | Yash | 74 Kg. |
| 6. | Gourav Baliyan | 79 Kg. |
| 7. | Sandeep Singh Mann | 86 Kg. |
| 8. | Pruthviraj Babasaheb Patil | 92 Kg. |
| 9. | Satywart Kadian | 97 Kg. |
| 10. | Anirudh Kumar | 125 Kg. |
| 11. | Jagmander Singh | Coach |
| 12. | Suresh Kumar | Coach |
| 13. | Vinod Kumar | Coach |
| 14. | Paramjeet | Masseur |
| 15. | Satya Dev Malik | Referee |
| 16. | Brajesh Kumar | Physio |
| 17. | Karan Singh | Manager |
Greeco-Roman Category
| No. | Name | Position and Wrestling Category |
| 1. | Sandeep | 55 Kg. |
| 2. | Gyanender | 60 Kg. |
| 3. | Neeraj | 63 Kg. |
| 4. | Gaurav Duhoon | 67 Kg. |
| 5. | Vikas | 72 Kg. |
| 6. | Sajan | 77 Kg. |
| 7. | Harpreet Singh | 82 Kg. |
| 8. | Sunil Kumar | 87 Kg. |
| 9. | Ravi | 97 Kg. |
| 10. | Sonu | 130 Kg. |
| 11. | Hargobind Singh | Coach |
| 12. | Vikram Sharma | Coach |
| 13. | Chandra Vijay Singh | Coach |
| 14. | Vishal Kumar Rai | Physio |
| 15. | Ankit Kumar | Masseur |
| 16. | Rajesh Kumar | Manager |
Women Wrestling
| Hanny Kumari | 50 Kg. |
| Pooja | 53 Kg. |
| Pinki | 55 Kg. |
| Anshu | 57 Kg. |
| Sarita | 59 Kg. |
| Sangeeta | 60 Kg. |
| Bhateri | 65 Kg. |
| Ritu | 68 Kg. |
| Divya Kakran | 72 Kg. |
| Kiran | 76 Kg. |
| Kuldeep Singh | Coach |
| Sahil Sharma | Coach |
| Shiksha | Coach |
| Jagroshni | Masseuse |
| Dhirendra Pratap Singh | Physio |
| Roshani Kumari | Manager |
WrestleOslo Day One Preview: Freestyle 61kg, 74kg, 86kg and 125kg
World Wrestling Championship 2021 – Day 1 Indians in action: Superstars David TAYLOR (USA) and Hasan YAZDANI (IRI), and Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) and Taha AKGUL (TUR) could see their rivalries renewed after the first day of wrestling at the 2021 World Championships.
Three Olympic gold medalists and 11 world titleholders headline the fully loaded opening day of wrestling in Oslo, Norway.
Taylor, Yazdani and Akgul are the three Olympic gold medalists that’ll wrestle on October 2. They’ll share the limelight with three-time world champ Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) and two-time world champ Kyle DAKE (USA).
Wrestling fans will be hard-pressed to find an opening where a star isn’t on the mat on October 2, but the conversation will indeed be on the potential fourth meeting between Olympic champions Taylor and Yazdani 86kg.
The pair of superstars are seeded first and second, respectively, at 86kg. If the seeds hold true, they two are on a collision course for a second blockbuster meeting in the last two months.
Taylor and Yazdani met on August 5 in the 86kg Tokyo Olympic gold-medal match. ‘The Magic Man’ trailed ‘The Greatest’ for the entirety of the match before he caught the Iranian on his heels with less than 10 seconds left and scored the match-deciding takedown. Taylor’s win in Tokyo was his third consecutive win over the two-time world champ and Rio Olympic gold medalist.
Taylor’s latest victory came four years after securing his first win over the then-reigning Olympic champion. He pinned Yazdani at the ’17 World Cup in Kermanshah, Iran. He extended his win streak to 2-0 with a five-point win over Yazdani in their first-round match at the ’18 Budapest World Championships.
Another guy to pay attention to at 86kg that rarely gets the credit he deserves is Artur NAIFONOV (RUS).
Since ’19, Naifonov has competed in 11 competitions and finished atop the podium eight times. During his impressive stretch, he’s only dropped three matches en route to claiming golds at the European and Russian Championships twice, a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games and ’19 World Championships, and a silver medal at the Russian Nationals. His losses came at the hands of Taylor at the Olympic Games, Yazdani at the World Championships and Dauren KURUGLIEV (RUS) in the ’20 Russian National finals.
