Grapplers Vinesh, Anshu seal Paris Olympics quota
Vinesh, one of the main faces of the wrestlers’ protest last year, defeated Kazakhstan’s Laura Ganikyzy in the 50kg semifinal to inch closer to competing at her third straight Olympics.
Vinesh, one of the main faces of the wrestlers’ protest last year, defeated Kazakhstan’s Laura Ganikyzy in the 50kg semifinal to inch closer to competing at her third straight Olympics.
The continental qualifier, which concludes on April 21, will be the penultimate opportunity for Indian wrestlers to secure a quota for the upcoming Summer Games.
Sakshi, the third famous face of the wrestlers’ protest, on Tuesday joined Vinesh in urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do something in order to oust someone like Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from the field of sports.
On Monday during the trials, Vinesh started the day by weighing in for the 50kg Olympic weight category and took everyone by surprise when she also insisted to be a part of the 53 kg trial, and essentially grapple in two different weight classes.
She also sought permission to participate in both the 50kg and 53kg trials, leading to confusion and delays at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center in Patiala. Vinesh’s antics led to the competitions being held up for a good 2.5 hours.
Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday said that she has pulled out of the upcoming Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
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A total of 18 wrestlers, six each in Greco-Roman, men’s freestyle and women’s freestyles, were selected for the Asiad. An additional two standbys, for the women’s 53kg and men’s 65kg, were also picked.
The Budapest meet, also known as the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial wrestling tournament, is the year's fourth and final ranking series.
The protesting wrestlers who had not trained since January in any official camp were still retained in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) scheme.