The Sports activities Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has cleared wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deeepak Punia’s proposals to overlook the World Championships trials and practice overseas until the Asian Video games, after receiving desired health certificates from the 2 athletes. The Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) needed Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World Championships or present health certificates, if he needs exemption from this week’s train in Patiala. Bajrang needed to skip the trials for the World Championships on August 25 and 26 and practice at a overseas location to organize for the Asian Video games in Hangzhou starting September 23.
Bajrang, one of many six wrestlers to take a seat in protest on the Jantar Mantar towards outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and Commonwealth Video games gold-medal winner Deepak Punia (86kg), are usually not eager to compete within the World Championships in Belgrade from September 16, and as an alternative wish to bear lengthy coaching stints to organize of the Asian Video games.
“On 18th August Bajrang’s proposal to coach in Kyrgyzstan from twenty first August to twenty eighth September (39 days) together with coach, power & conditioning skilled, physiotherapist and sparring companion was put up for dialogue in a wrestling sub-committee assembly, the place Olympian Deepak Punia’s proposal for coaching camp in Russia from twenty third August to twenty eighth September (35 days) alongside together with his coach & physiotherapist was additionally mentioned,” the SAI mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.
“Through the dialogue, the committee gave in-principal approval to each Bajrang and Deepak’s proposal topic to offering a health certificates earlier than going overseas together with a justifiable cause for not taking part in Senior World Championship Trials.
“Following this, Bajrang vide electronic mail on August nineteenth gave his causes for not taking part in World Championships trials. Moreover, medical health evaluation was performed by SAI on August twenty first at NCOE Sonepat whereby he has been declared match to play/practice in aggressive sports activities,” it mentioned.
“In the meantime, Deepak has additionally submitted his response and medical certificates on August twenty second. As the 2 have submitted the requisite paperwork, SAI has now requested the athletes to supply the dates for his or her journey. The tickets for a similar might be booked on the primary obtainable flight as quickly as their response is acquired.” Whereas Bajrang has despatched a proposal to coach in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (August 21-September 28), Deepak, alternatively, needs to coach in Khasavyurt (Russia) for 5 weeks (August 23 to September 28) to organize for the Asian Video games.
The World Championships is the primary qualification match for the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games and SAI is sad that two of the nation’s prime wrestlers wish to skip the trials and the showpiece occasion.
Whereas Bajrang, the 65kg grappler, who gained the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze, has additionally demanded physiotherapist Anuj Gupta, private coach Sujeet Maan, power and conditioning skilled Kaazi Kiron Mustafa Hasan and sparring companion Jitender Kinha to accompany him, Deepak has requested the providers of coach Kamal Malikov and physiotherapist Shubham Gupta for the coaching stints. PTI SSC SSC DDV
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