The highlight will probably be on two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat as she together with 16 different Indian wrestlers start their chase for Paris Video games quota locations on the Asia Olympic qualifiers starting in Bishkek on Friday. As many as 36 quotas will probably be up for grabs in 18 weight classes throughout three disciplines — freestyle, girls and greco-roman — through the occasion, with India representing in all however one weight class. Antim Panghal, 19, has already sealed a quota place in girls’s 53kg for India en path to her bronze medal successful feat on the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
It will likely be time for the remainder of the Indian wrestlers reminiscent of Vinesh (60kg), Reetika Hooda (76kg), the present Beneath-23 world champion Anshu (57kg), Mansi (62kg) and Nisha (68kg) to place their greatest foot ahead and seal their quota locations.
Nonetheless, not one of the Indians will probably be underneath the scanner like Vinesh, the 2018 Asian Video games and 2022 Commonwealth Video games medallist, who was one of many face of Indian wrestlers’ protest in opposition to former nationwide federation (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The 29-year-old, who has been within the information for improper causes of late, had received the nationwide trials in March in 50kg. Although, on the choice trials in Patiala, she had competed within the 53kg class as properly after the authorities allowed her however she misplaced within the semifinals.
Vinesh additionally had alleged that her private coach and physio have been being denied accreditation for the Asian Olympic qualifying match.
She will probably be determined to place all of the noise behind her and put up a very good present to make it to what may very well be her third Olympics.
In males’s freestyle class, Aman Sehrawat (57kg) will hog the limelight after he earned his place after outwitting Tokyo Olympic medallist Ravi Dahiya within the nationwide trials.
He additionally appears to be like in good kind as he had claimed a gold on the Zagreb Open in January this yr.
Amongst others, Sujeet too will probably be carefully watched as he leads the problem in 65kg class following the failure of Tokyo bronze medallist Bajrang Punia.
Deepak Punia (86kg), who had come near successful a medal on the Tokyo Video games, may even eye a very good outing, whereas Jaideep (74kg), Deepak (97kg) and Sumit (125kg) may even look to provide their greatest recreation to assert a quota for India.
There will probably be no gold medal, repechage or bronze-medal bouts within the continental qualifiers with winners of each semi-finals in every Olympic weight class incomes a quota for his or her nations on the Paris Video games.
In greco-roman, Sumit (60kg), Ashu (67kg), Vikas (77kg), Sunil (87kg), Nitesh (97kg) and Naveen (130kg) will search for a very good present.
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