The Tokyo Olympic medallists for Indian wrestling – Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya – didn’t win the nationwide trials in Sonipat and therefore gained’t be representing the nation on the Asian Olympic trials in Kyrgyzstan (April 19-21) and the World Olympic trials in Turkey (Could 9-12). Do the 2 have an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics? Right here’s an explainer:
Tokyo bronze medallist Punia misplaced to Rohit within the semifinals of the 65 kg class on the nationwide trials on Sunday. Nevertheless, Punia gave up the prospect to complete within the top-four of the trials by not showing within the placings bout in opposition to Vishal Kaliraman. When the officers made the third and remaining name, Kaliraman was additionally not on the mat.
Nevertheless, within the official outcomes sheet Kaliraman was positioned fourth. “Officers claimed they have been knowledgeable that Kaliraman was current on the wrestling corridor. That’s the reason he was positioned fourth,” an advert hoc committee member stated. Bajrang formally gave ‘medical’ as the explanation for not showing for the third-fourth place playoff. But, the official outcome mentions 2VIN (each wrestlers injured) in opposition to the Bajrang-Kaliraman bout. Bajrang’s pathway to Paris is probably not shut as there’s a faculty of thought that Olympic medal-winners from Tokyo must be invited for the Could 31 trials to find out the challenger, who will tackle the Olympic quota winner for the precise to go to Paris.
What about Dahiya?
Ravi Dahiya, the silver medalist within the 57 kg class didn’t qualify for the semifinal. Nevertheless, within the bout to find out the third and fourth-placed wrestlers, Rahul didn’t flip up and therefore forfeited the match to Shubham, who completed third. The official outcomes sheet has bumped up Dahiya to fourth place.
Why was ending within the high 4 on the nationwide trials vital?
The winner of the nationwide trials is the wrestler representing India at each the Olympic trials; Asian and World. If there may be an Olympic quota winner in a weight class, that wrestler must defeat a challenger on June 5 with a view to characterize India on the Paris Olympics, in keeping with the ad-hoc committee guidelines. To find out the challenger in every class, a trial might be held on Could 31. The wrestlers who completed second, third and fourth at this occasion might be eligible for the Could 31 trial.
So if Sujeet Kalkal (65 kg), who gained the nationwide trials, goes on to win an Olympic quota, he must struggle the winner of the Could 31 trials. Rohit, Anuj, and Kaliraman, the wrestlers who completed second, third and fourth on the nationwide trials on March 10 will compete on this weight class. If Tokyo Olympic medalists are known as for the trials, Bajrang too might be within the combine.
Is the standards completely different within the girls’s 53 kg class?
Sure, within the girls’s 53kg Antim Panghal had already gained a quota by profitable a bronze medal finally 12 months’s World Championships. So the highest 4 on the nationwide trials within the 53 kg class will seem for trials on Could 31 to find out the challenger who will struggle Antim on June 5. The highest 4 are Anju, Pooja, Vinesh Phogat and Nancy. Since Antim has already bagged a quota, no Indian wrestler will go for the Asian and World Olympic qualifiers within the 53kg class. Antim additionally has a direct entry to take part within the 2024 Asian Championships.
How are Vinesh Phogat’s probabilities of qualifying for the Olympics?
Vinesh participated in each the 50kg and 53kg class on the nationwide trials in Patiala on Monday. She gained the 50kg trials and therefore might be representing India on this weight class on the Asian and World Olympic qualifiers, and has an opportunity to win a quota. She may even take part within the 53 kg trials on Could 31 and if she wins, she would be the challenger for Antim, the quota winner.
How does a wrestler win a quota on the Asian Olympic Qualifier and the World Olympic Qualifier?
The highest two wrestlers in every weight class on the Asian qualifiers will win a quota every for his or her respective international locations. World Olympic Qualifiers provide three quotas in every weight class, the United World Wrestling web site states.