India defers trials for wrestling world meet

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has delayed its choice on trials for the World Wrestling Championship in Serbia from December 12-20. This was after the chief committee assembly of United World Wrestling (UWW) was rescheduled to November 12,

“We too have delayed our decision about the selection trials of the Indian team for the World Championship,” WFI assistant-secretary Vinod Tomar stated on Friday. “Trials of the Indian teams would be done only after UWW decides about the December event.”

Tomar stated WFI has already despatched a tentative record of wrestlers for the meet “as the last date of entry was Thursday (November 5).”

India’s prime women and men wrestlers in Olympic weight classes are attending nationwide camps in Sonepat and Lucknow. If UWW confirms the world occasion, WFI will add wrestlers from non-Olympic weight classes to the camps.

The govt council assembly of UWW was scheduled on Friday however withdrawals by three main collaborating nations in view of Covid-19 presumably pressured a deferment. Cuba has adopted USA and Japan in pulling out of the world championships.

“It is better for Cuban Gladiators to not move to Europe in the current condition,” Cuban day by day Plenglish quoted Cuba Wrestling Federation president Luis de la Portilla as saying.

The world physique has already introduced the cancellation of the 2020 Junior World Championships, which was additionally scheduled in Belgrade in December.

In one other growth, WFI may maintain the senior nationwide championship from December 18 to 20 in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. “Before deciding about the national championship, WFI should evaluate the situation as the fear of Covid-19 is still looming large and we wouldn’t take any risk,” stated a wrestling official requesting anonymity given the delicate nature of the problem.