The contenders: Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia the stars; Ravi Dahiya dark horse in wrestling squad
Other Sports | July 14, 2021 16:02 ISTIndia will field seven wrestlers, headlined by the spunky Vinesh Phogat and a very strong Bajrang Punia.
India will field seven wrestlers, headlined by the spunky Vinesh Phogat and a very strong Bajrang Punia.
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), a review committee of SAI, on Friday allowed the duo to continue training overseas till the Tokyo Games by sanctioning their respective proposals.
It is third title of the season for the 26-year-old Vinesh, who claimed gold medals at the Matteo Pellicone event (March) and Asian Championship (April) earlier.
Navya Nanda reminded that amid the ongoing sports events like IPL and football leagues, they should not forget to cheer for Vinesh Phogat, Divya Kakran, Mirabai Chanu and Anshu Malik for their triumphs at the Asian Championship.
There was no stopping Vinesh in the absence of the Chinese and Japanese rivals as she cruised to the title without losing a point in the 53kg category.
Vinesh has had seven podium finishes at the Asian meet over the years, including three silver medals.
Vinesh scored all her points in the first period and held on to her lead in the second to ensure a top-of-the-podium finish.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women’s 53 kg at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers And Coaches Memorial event after beating 2017 World Champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya 10-8 in the final.
Vinesh will play world No.7 and 2017 world champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus on Sunday.
The camp will take place from December 28 to January 24 at the Vasas Sports Club in Budapest, Hungary and from January 24 to February 5 at the Olympic Training Centre in Szczryk in Poland.
The 24-year-old could not receive her 'Khel Ratna' as she tested positive just ahead of the virtual National Sports Awards ceremony on August 29.
The 26-year-old will skip Saturday's virtual ceremony for the National Sports Awards distribution.
The five names were recommended on Tuesday by a committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh which met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters in New Delhi.
While Rohit has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments with the bat, Vinesh has been rewarded for her gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games besides a bronze in the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Meanwhile, Bajrang Punia and Pooja Dhanda have confirmed their participation.
The live workouts will be seen across 20 time zones on the IOC's Instagram page. She will join the virtual event from her home in Hyderabad.
WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will finalise the recommendations and send it to the Sports Ministry on Monday.
In an unprecedented move, the 2020 Tokyo Games was on Tuesday pushed to next year due to COVID-19 pandemic that is wreaked havoc on the world.
Vinesh defeated Thi Ly Kieu of Vietnam 10-0 in the 53kg bronze medal bout, Anshu got the better of Sevara Eshmuratova of Uzbekistan to finish on the podium.
Vinesh Phogat lost to Mayu Mukaida in the quarter-final of the women's 53 kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi
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