Rohtak (Haryana) [India]May 18 (ANI): Indian wrestlers Ritika and Nisha Dahiya, who clinched their country's quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics, have urged the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) not to hold trials before the multi-sport event.
It comes amid reports that trials could be held for wrestlers to decide who will compete in the Olympics.
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Nisha won India's second quota at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul last May, in the women's 68kg category, becoming the fifth quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics by an Indian female wrestler. Ritika Hooda (76 kg) was added to the quota during the Asian qualifiers held in Bishkek last month.
Speaking to ANI about the Olympic quota, Ritika said, “I told you that we chose the Olympic quota after conducting trials. We want to focus on the Olympics. We ask the federation not to carry out trials as this would result in losses. lost.” For a player, there is very little time left for the Olympics and we want to concentrate on that, anything can happen in wrestling, in a second, this is not the time for trials.
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Nisha, another wrestler participating in the course, said she would have to lose weight again to participate in the trials, which would increase the chances of injury and also put psychological pressure on her.
He added: “We want to think about the Olympics because there are still two months to go. Olympic athletes will become elite athletes. We want to plan well and prepare well.
India completed its World Olympic wrestling qualification campaign with two quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympics, won by wrestlers Aman Sehrawat and Nisha Dahiya in men's and women's wrestling.
Nisha and Aman increased the quota of Indian wrestlers to six. The Istanbul meeting is India's last chance to secure a wrestling quota for Paris 2024, according to Olympics.com.
Aman secured the 57kg quota for the 2024 Olympics, marking India's first quota in the men's freestyle category at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, a silver medalist in the 57kg category at the Tokyo Olympics, also failed to make it to the Indian team during the qualifiers. Deepak Punia, who finished fifth in the 2020 Olympics, failed to win the quota for his country.
Nisha secured India's second quota in the women's 68kg weight category, making it the fifth quota at Paris 2024 for an Indian female wrestler.
Antim Panghal (53 kg) clinched India's first quota at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, while Vinesh Phogat (50 kg), Anshu Malik (57 kg) and Ritika Hooda (76 kg) added quotas at Asian qualifiers held in Bishkek last month.
Meanwhile, India failed to take part in the Greco-Roman struggle. Sunil Kumar, a bronze medalist at last year's Asian Games, was eliminated in the repechage in the men's 87kg category. (that I)
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