The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold fresh trials for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo .
WFI turns down Narswingh Yadav s request for fresh trial
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Sushil vs Narsingh fight very much on the cards, says WFI. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 24 : Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold a fresh trial for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.
With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has also ended.
The 2015 World Championships bronze-medallist had missed the 2016 Rio Olympics after failing a dope test.
He was suspended for four years, but rescheduling of Tokyo Olympics due to Covid-19 pandemic gave him a chance to fulfill his dream of participating in the Games. On his comeback, he couldn t dominate the 74 kg event in the national championships and domestic selection trials. He missed the Asian Olympic qualifier.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has turned down Narsingh Yadav s request to hold a fresh trial for next month s World Olympic qualifier in Sofia.With this, the 31-year-old Maharashtra wrestler s dream of qualifying for the upcoming .
Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021?
Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021?
Sonam Malik (in blue) competes against Hanbit Lee (KOR) in the 62 Kg category during the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in February 2020 in New Delhi.
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From India s first individual medallist (KD Jadhav, 1952) to the only double individual medallist (Sushil Kumar, 2008 and 2012), wrestling has been one of India s most successful sports at the Olympics.
In 2016, India sent its largest contingent to the Games yet eight, including eventual bronze medallist Sakshi Malik. This year, as things stand, four have already qualified for Tokyo Ravi Dahiya (men s 57kg freestyle), Bajrang Punia (men s 65kg), Deepak Punia (men s 86kg) and Vinesh Phogat (women s 53kg). The contingent could be significantly bigger this time as another 14 wrestlers will get a chance to add to that number at the
Sandeep books berth for Asian wrestling Olympic qualifiers
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Navneet Singh ( IANS) |
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Tue, Mar 16 2021 16:42 IST |
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Sandeep books berth for Asian wrestling Olympic qualifiers. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 16 : National 74kg freestyle champion Sandeep Singh on Tuesday ended former world bronze medallist Narsingh Yadav s dream of competing at next month s Asian Olympic Games qualifiers with a second-round win at the trials here.
In a star-studded field, the 21-year-old Punjab wrestler defeated Asian medallists Amit Dhankar 2-1 in the final during the national selection trials held Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Sports Complex, and booked a berth for the Asian Olympic qualifiers, to be held next month in Almaty.