NEW DELHI: The ad hoc committee appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) took the decision to organize the Asian Games wrestling trials behind closed doors. This decision comes after a tense situation in the GI stage Friday, where the parents of some wrestlers got into a heated argument with the panel members.
The controversy arose from the exemption granted to the Olympic medalist Bajrang Punished (65kg) and world medalist Vinesh Phogat(53 kg) to participate in the trials. This decision caused unrest among the families of the other wrestlers, who deemed it “unfair” and “unfair”.
The situation escalated when angry wrestlers and their family members threatened to boycott the trials in protest. The ad hoc panel, in an effort to prevent any further confrontation, decided to restrict access to the trials and conduct them without spectators inside the wrestling room.
The panel has taken steps to ensure that the trials proceed as planned. Each wrestler will be accompanied by his coach and his masseur during the events.
Local authorities, including the region’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), have been asked to provide sufficient staff to ensure that no unauthorized persons enter the courtroom during the trials.
The trials will take place as planned, with selections in six Greco-Roman categories and as many women’s categories on Saturday.
Trials for the six men’s freestyle divisions will take place on Sunday. The ad hoc committee takes these measures to maintain order and fairness during the selection process for asian games wrestling team.
“The trials will take place tomorrow as the Delhi High Court has not issued a stay order,” Gian Singh said.
“Our job is to organize the trials and whoever comes first, we will send their name to the IOA. The decision on who they (IOA) want to send to the Asian Games after that is their job,” he added.
The wrestling trials for the Asian Games snowballed into great controversy after the ad hoc committee handed out direct entries to Vinesh and Bajrang, who led the protest against the incumbents. Indian Wrestling Federation leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The exemptions did not go down well with many young wrestlers like Antim and Sujeet Kalkal as they challenged the Delhi High Court ruling demanding a fair trial.
Same Olympic medalist Sakshi Malikwho was part of the protest against Brij Bhushan and famous Yogeshwar Dutt had also questioned the decision of the ad hoc panel.
London Olympic medalist Yogeshwar, who is a member of the IOA Athletes Committee, had several meetings with coaches and ad hoc panel members Singh and Ashok Gargboth former wrestlers, and tried to convince them of the injustice inflicted on young wrestlers.
Singh, a member of the ad hoc panel, also said the trials for the world championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia in September will take place next month.
“Trials for the world championships will take place between August 10 and 15 between the top four wrestlers in each category in the trials on July 22 and 23 and the six contesting wrestlers will also have to participate in these trials if they want to be selected for the world championships,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
The controversy arose from the exemption granted to the Olympic medalist Bajrang Punished (65kg) and world medalist Vinesh Phogat(53 kg) to participate in the trials. This decision caused unrest among the families of the other wrestlers, who deemed it “unfair” and “unfair”.
The situation escalated when angry wrestlers and their family members threatened to boycott the trials in protest. The ad hoc panel, in an effort to prevent any further confrontation, decided to restrict access to the trials and conduct them without spectators inside the wrestling room.
The panel has taken steps to ensure that the trials proceed as planned. Each wrestler will be accompanied by his coach and his masseur during the events.
Local authorities, including the region’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), have been asked to provide sufficient staff to ensure that no unauthorized persons enter the courtroom during the trials.
The trials will take place as planned, with selections in six Greco-Roman categories and as many women’s categories on Saturday.
Trials for the six men’s freestyle divisions will take place on Sunday. The ad hoc committee takes these measures to maintain order and fairness during the selection process for asian games wrestling team.
“The trials will take place tomorrow as the Delhi High Court has not issued a stay order,” Gian Singh said.
“Our job is to organize the trials and whoever comes first, we will send their name to the IOA. The decision on who they (IOA) want to send to the Asian Games after that is their job,” he added.
The wrestling trials for the Asian Games snowballed into great controversy after the ad hoc committee handed out direct entries to Vinesh and Bajrang, who led the protest against the incumbents. Indian Wrestling Federation leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The exemptions did not go down well with many young wrestlers like Antim and Sujeet Kalkal as they challenged the Delhi High Court ruling demanding a fair trial.
Same Olympic medalist Sakshi Malikwho was part of the protest against Brij Bhushan and famous Yogeshwar Dutt had also questioned the decision of the ad hoc panel.
London Olympic medalist Yogeshwar, who is a member of the IOA Athletes Committee, had several meetings with coaches and ad hoc panel members Singh and Ashok Gargboth former wrestlers, and tried to convince them of the injustice inflicted on young wrestlers.
Singh, a member of the ad hoc panel, also said the trials for the world championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia in September will take place next month.
“Trials for the world championships will take place between August 10 and 15 between the top four wrestlers in each category in the trials on July 22 and 23 and the six contesting wrestlers will also have to participate in these trials if they want to be selected for the world championships,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
