Bahadurgarh. Wrestler sparring on the mat Archive photo.
Bahadurgarh. Wrestler sparring on the mat Archive photo.
Ravindra Rathi. Bahadurgarh. The crucial preparations for the Asian Wrestling Championship have begun. The Asian Wrestling Championship 2023 will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan this time from April 9th to 14th. The players will now have to prove their weight in the trials taking place in Delhi on March 10th and 11th. There will be trials in 10 weight classes for freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling and women’s wrestling. Only medalists from various international events in 2022 and 2023 are eligible. A total of 161 wrestlers are eligible to participate. Of these, 55 wrestlers are approved for the freestyle, 47 for the Greco-Roman and 59 for the women’s ring. Attorney Rakesh Singh Koch, secretary-general of Haryana Wrestling Association, said the trials would take place on two mats at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Freestyle and Greco-Roman will take place on March 10th and for female wrestlers on March 11th. The selection committee will be chaired by MC Mary Kom while Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat will be its members.
In the 57 kg freestyle, Aman, Udit, Rahul Delhi, Atish, Ravi Kumar and Abhishek Dhaka will be able to compete. While in 61kg Pankaj Services, Rahul Aware, Ravindra Haryana, Suraj Kokte and Mohit Kumar are eligible for exams. And in 65 kg, Sujit, Utkarsh Kale, Jaskaran Singh, Ravindra Services and Bajrang Punia will be able to give exams. Apart from that, Vishal Kaliraman, Mulayam Yadav, Sonu, Parvindra and Naveen are eligible for the 70kg exam. With 74 kg, Sagar Jaglan, Nar Singh Yadav, Pritam, Yash Tushir and Jaideep can complete trials. However, in 79 kg Jitendra Railway, Pradeep Chandigarh, Mandeep Delhi, Deepak Services and Gaurav Balyan can conduct trials. And in 86 kg, Vicky Haryana, Jonty Kumar UP, Sanjit Services, Rahul Rathi Railway and Deepak Poonia are eligible for trials. Apart from that, Prithviraj Patil Maharashtra, Pravin Railway, Pravin Haryana, Anil Delhi and Vicky will be able to give attempts in 92 kg. While in 97kg, Sahil Punjab, Satyavrat Kadian, Kapil, Sahil Delhi, Neeraj, Ashish and Deepak Nehra will be able to give exams. Apart from that Dinesh Services, Akash Antil, Dharmendra Punjab, Anirudh Delhi and Mahendra Gaikwad are approved for exams in 125kg.
Manjit Services, L Sion Manipur, Rohit Yadav Services, Rupin Haryana and Arjun Halakurki will be able to conduct trials in 55 kg Greco Roman. While at 60kg Gyanendra Services, Vikram Kurade, Saurabh UP and Sumit Chandigarh are eligible for trials. While Sagar Services, Nitin Services, Sandeep Haryana, Umesh Delhi and Neeraj can conduct trials with 63 kg. And in 67 kg Karanjeet Punjab, Sandeep Karnataka, Deepak Delhi, Vinayak Maharashtra, Sachin Duhan and Ashu are eligible for trials. While Ankit Gulia Services, Anuj Delhi, Vikas Railway and Sameer Maharashtra can conduct 72 kg trials. And in 77 kg Saajan Services, Deepak Services, Chhagan Meena and Karan Delhi will be able to give tests. While in 82kg Rohit Dahiya Railway, Sandeep Services, Rahul Rajasthan, Neeraj Delhi and Harpreet Singh are eligible for an exam. And in 87 kg, Sunil Kumar Services, Sushant Services, Dharappa Karnataka and Sunny Delhi can do trials. While in 97kg Narendra Cheema Punjab, Shailesh Maharashtra, Sonu Services, Dipanshu and Nitesh will be able to give exams. Apart from that, only Naveen Services, Pravesh Haryana, Tushar Maharashtra and Sahil Chandigarh are eligible to give tests in 130kg.
In the women’s 50kg, Shivani Panwar MP, Nirmala Haryana, Neha Maharashtra, Neelam UP, Pooja Gahlaut, Sweety, Priyanshi and Ankush will be able to compete. While in 53kg Sushma Shokeen Delhi, Pooja Jat MP, Swati Shinde Maharashtra, Sheetal Tomar UP, Vinesh Phogat and are qualified for the final exams. While in 55kg, Anju Railway, Mansi Yadav UP, Manpreet Kaur Punjab, Jyoti and Reena will be able to give trials. And in 57 kg Mansi Railway, Seeto Haryana, Rajni Delhi, Sonali Maharashtra, Anshu Malik and Pushpa can take exams. While Sarita Railway, Simran Delhi, Bhagyashree Maharashtra, Pooja Yadav UP and Tannu Malik can give attempts in 59 kg. And in 62 kg Sangeeta Railway, Sumitra Delhi, Sanika Himachal, Vaishnavi Maharashtra, Sakshi Malik, Manisha, Sonam Malik and Sarika are eligible for exams. While Bhateri Services, Monia Railway, Monika Rajasthan, Jaspreet Kaur Punjab and Priyanka can give attempts in 65kg. And in 68 kg Radhika Haryana, Pratiksha Maharashtra, Annu Rajasthan, Nisha Railway, Divya Kakran and Arju are eligible for exams. While in 72kg Ritika Haryana, Nikki Railway, Rajni UP and N Tombi Devi Manipur will be able to give trials. And in 76 kg, Kiran Railway, Bipasha Delhi, Rani Himachal, Sudesh Kumari Haryana, Pooja Sihag and Priya are eligible for exams.
