Bajrang Punia set to take part in Paris Olympics trials after stakeholders arrive at an answer

India’s star wrestler and Bronze medallist of Tokyo Olympics Bajrang Punia is all set to participate within the Olympic trials to be held at SAI Academy in Sonepat on Sunday. It was learnt that Punia had already reached the venue together with his international coach and is busy making ready for the trials.

The trials have been thrown right into a jeopardy when the world governing physique, United World Wrestling, in a letter made it clear that solely its affiliated unit WFI will be capable to ship in entries for worldwide tournaments. The WFI was suspended just a few days in the past and an ad-hoc committee fashioned by Indian Olympic Affiliation was given the ability to conduct the trials.

Nonetheless, the letter from UWW pressured the totally different stakeholders to forge an answer. It’s learnt that each one stakeholders determined to type a committee of observers with a consultant every from WFI, sports activities ministry, ad-hoc panel and IOA. Nonetheless, WFI will maintain the ability to nominate the referees and different officers for the competitions.

“The court docket’s directives meant solely the ad-hoc panel can organise trials however the UWW won’t settle for their entries. At this level of time, there may be no different choice however maintain the trials to ensure Indian wrestlers compete within the Olympic qualifier and continental occasion,” The New Indian Categorical quoted a supply as saying.

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“The coaches and referees will signal the outcomes, which might be despatched to UWW on Monday after the trials. Nobody from the ad-hoc panel will signal the outcomes,” added the supply.

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