The open trials of wrestling for the Asian Games will begin shortly. In the KD Jadhav Wrestling Complex built at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, the Greco Roman and Freestyle category players have been weighed. Today trials of women players are to be held with 6 different weight categories of these 2 classes.Open trials will take place behind closed doors. Media is not allowed to enter here. At the same time, only one member of the coach and support staff will be able to go with the wrestlers. The parents of the players will not be allowed to come.Men’s trials will be held on Sunday There will be trials for six weight categories of Greco-Roman and women’s on Saturday. On the other hand, there will be trials for the men’s freestyle division on Sunday. Gyan Singh, a member of the ad hoc committee, said that the DCP of the area has been asked to ensure that no one enters the hall. During the trial, only his coach and a support staff (massager) will be able to accompany each wrestler.Parents furious over the selection of Bajrang-Vinesh After Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat got direct entry in the Asiad without trial, the parents of other wrestlers reached the stadium on Friday and protested. The parents of U-20 champions Anvil Panghal and Vikas Kaliraman got into a heated argument with the adhoc committee. After an outcry from the parents, it was decided to conduct the trials behind closed doors.Squad to be announced by July 23 July 23 is the last date for announcing the names of Indian wrestlers for the Asian Games. If the names are not sent to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) by that date, it will not be possible for the Indian wrestling team to participate in the Games. Gyan Singh said that our job is to conduct the trial. Whoever comes first, we will send his name to IOA.Last Panghal and Sujit Kalkal appealed in the High Court Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were appealed in the High Court by the young wrestlers against the direct entry in the Asian Games-2022. Lastly, Panghal and Sujit Kalkal are protesting against the decision of the adhoc committee, which a day earlier had exempted Bajrang and Vinesh from the national trials to be held at Delhi’s KD Jadhav Stadium on July 22-23.
