Vinesh Phogat Urges WFI, Sports Ministry To Announce Dates, Venue, Format for Trials Ahead of Paris Olympic Games 2024
India ended their campaign at the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers on May 12 with two Paris Olympics 2024 quotas, gained by wrestlers Aman Sehrawat and Nisha Dahiya in men's and women's wrestling each. Nisha and Aman took the number of quotas by Indian wrestlers to six.
World Championships medalist wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday urged the Union Sports Ministry, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and other concerned authorities to announce the dates, venue and format of the trials ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11 this year. However, Vinesh said that the trial format, date, time and venue have not been announced by WFI even though other federations around the world did so way back from December 2023 to January 2024. Vinesh expressed that at such a crucial point, all qualified wrestlers should have clarity about the pathway and process towards the Olympics. WFI Chief Sanjay Singh Clears Federation Will Decide Which Wrestler To Compete in Paris Olympic Games 2024 Not IOA.
Vinesh took to X to make this appeal to the centre, WFI, the Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Authority of India (SAI). She first expressed happiness over India's win victory on six 2024 Olympics quotas in wrestling and congratulated the quota winners as their "hard work, sacrifices, and triumphs have not only brought glory to Indian wrestling but have also inspired countless individuals across the nation."
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India ended their campaign at the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers on May 12 with two Paris Olympics 2024 quotas, gained by wrestlers Aman Sehrawat and Nisha Dahiya in men's and women's wrestling each. Nisha and Aman took the number of quotas by Indian wrestlers to six. This Istanbul meet was the final chance for India to get Paris 2024 quotas for wrestling, as per Olympics.com.
Aman, secured the 57 kg Olympics 2024 quota, marking India's first quota in the men's freestyle category for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Nisha obtained the second quota for India at this event in the women's 68 kg category, making it the fifth Paris 2024 quota by an Indian women's wrestler. Bajrang Punia Provisionally Suspended by NADA for Failing To Provide Urine Sample for Dope Test.
Antim Panghal (53kg) bagged India's first quota during the 2023 World Wrestling Championships while Vinesh Phogat (50kg), Anshu Malik (57kg) and Reetika Hooda (76kg) added to the quotas during the Asian Qualifiers held in Bishkek last month.
India, meanwhile, could not secure a quota in Greco-Roman wrestling. Sunil Kumar, who bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Games last year, was knocked out during the repechage round of the men's 87kg division.
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