Earlier, the controversial resolution to exempt Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from the Asian Video games trials stirred vital controversy inside the wrestling neighborhood, with many expressing criticism in the direction of the panel’s alternative.
In a notable departure from the Asian Video games state of affairs, the ad-hoc panel has declared that no wrestler will obtain an exemption from the trials for the upcoming World Championships scheduled in Belgrade from September 16-24.
Within the standards talked about for “shortlisting of athletes” for the Worlds, the ad-hoc panel stated, “Medallists and members of all worldwide/ rating/ Asian/ World Championships/ Commonwealth Video games held in 2022 and 2023 and members of 2022 Tokyo Olympic Video games (must seem for trials so as to get chosen chosen for the Worlds).”
Bajrang and Vinesh are at the moment unsure about collaborating within the World Championships trials resulting from their issues concerning the proximity of the Hangzhou Asian Video games, that are set to start on September 23.
It is necessary to notice that the World Championships maintain vital significance as they function the preliminary qualifying alternative for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Though the deadline for submitting entries by names is initially set for August 16, there is a constructive improvement as United World Wrestling (UWW) has indicated a willingness to increase this deadline.
This extension is being thought-about as a result of prevailing uncertainty surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, an element that has prompted India to request the deadline extension.
“Since that is an Olympic qualification event, we could not have delayed the trials any additional as India’s entries would have been rejected,” the ad-hoc panel head Bhupender Singh Bajwa advised PTI.
Initially the ad-hoc panel had determined to carry the trials on August 10 and ship a notification relating to that to the state affiliation earlier than August 3.
However, later, the panel determined the newly-elected WFI governing physique ought to take a name on the trials as it might get elected on August 12, leaving the elected governing physique members loads of time to conduct the train and ship the entries to UWW.
However after the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom stayed the much-anticipated WFI elections on the eve of the polls (August 11) and adjourned the matter to August 28, a query mark hung over the wrestlers’ participation within the Worlds, leaving the ad-hoc panel to take the necessary resolution to conduct the trials.
“The weigh-in could be held on the identical dates of the Choice Trials at 7.00 hrs. at SAI Centre, NS NIS, Patiala and two kg weight tolerance will probably be allowed in all weight classes,” stated the assertion.
“Trials will probably be held within the following classes — Freestyle: 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg, 79kg, 86kg, 92kg, 97kg and 125kg. Greco-roman — 55kg, 60kg, 63kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg, 82kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg. Girls’s wrestling: 50kg, 53kg, 55Kgk, 57Kgk, 59Kgk, 62Kgk, 65Kgk, 68Kg, 72kg and & 76kg.”
Format of trials
The ad-hoc panel stated that, if lower than eight wrestlers are eligible for trials in a weight class, Nordic system will probably be utilized.
Beneath the Nordic system, the wrestlers combat one another in a round-robin format. After the matches are over, the wrestlers are ranked in line with the variety of victories. The highest three win medals.
“If eight or extra wrestlers are eligible in a weight class, direct elimination format will probably be performed,” stated the ad-hoc panel assertion.
The panel additionally stated that it might apply “seeding system” through the trials.
(With PTI inputs)