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New dates for the U20 and U15 freestyle, greco-roman, and women’s national wrestling championships have been announced by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Ad-hoc Committee.
Patiala in the Indian state of Punjab will now host the tournament.
The Ad-hoc Committee has announced that the U20 and U15 freestyle, greco-roman, and women’s national wrestling championships are scheduled to begin on February 28 and end on March 5, as per a recent press release.
The announcement also mentioned that the venue for the competition has been changed from Gwalior to Patiala. The decision was made in response to a request from the State Association for additional time to prepare for the forthcoming competition.
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WFI Ad-hoc Committee’s press release statement
“The U20 & U15 Free Style, Greco Roman Style and Women Wrestling National Championship, scheduled to be held at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education Racecourse Road, LNUPE Campus, Shakti Nagar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh from 11th to 17th February 2024 has now been rescheduled to be held at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala, Punjab from 28.02.2024 to 05.03.2024. This was necessitated based on the request of the State Association in order to give more time to them to prepare for the championships so that the selection and other processes are completed with due attention and care. The request for rescheduling was accepted by the Adhoc Committee in order to ensure that all the promising players and future medal prospects get the opportunity to participate in the championship event. It is estimated that around 1200 to 1400 athletes from 18 to 20 states are going to participate in the said championships at the NSNIS, Patiala,” the WFI’s Ad-hoc Committee said in a press release.
732 wrestlers participating
Additionally, the statement mentioned that 732 wrestlers, including notable wrestlers such as Vinesh Phogat, Ansu Malik, Sunil Kumar, Sagar Jaglan, among others, will participate in the competition.
“The 2023 Senior Free Style, Greco Roman Style and Women Wrestling National Championship, organised by the Adhoc Committee for Wrestling Federation of India at Jaipur under the ages of RSPB was a great success. It was conducted with extreme professionalism by duly observing all the sports ethics, wherein all the lodging and boarding arrangements were meticulously planned for such a big sports congregation. A total of 732 wrestlers, including all the top wrestlers of the country like Vinesh Phogat, Ansu Malik, Sunil Kumar, Sagar Jaglan, Sarita Mor, Kuldeep Malik, Gyanender, Nitesh Vishvajeet, Vikas, Ashu, Rohit Dhaiya, Naveen, Ankush, Mansi, Sonali, Ritika, Anju, Nisha, Akash Dhaiya, Praveen, Naveen, Yash, Sujeet, Akash, Vicky, Anirudh, and many more participated in the championship. The arrangements were appreciated by all the participants,” the press release further stated.
