Wrestling on revival mode after two years of turmoil

A day after the union sports ministry revoked the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), it began to plan towards reviving the sport which has been in turmoil for the last two years.

- Avishek Roy

NEW DELHI:

Bringing out a full-fledged domestic calendar, resuming national camps and sending teams for tournaments and exposure trips are WFI's top priorities.

WFI on Wednesday set aside the criteria for taking part in selection trials for the Asian Wrestling Championships, opening it for medallists of all major international events. The trials will be held here on Saturday.

Wrestlers of Railways Sports Promotion Board could not participate in the senior nationals in Bengaluru this year due to restrictions imposed as WFI was suspended.

"We have got requests from our top wrestlers that they want to participate. Medallists of World Championships (Sr and Jr), Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Paris Olympians — can come for the trials. The wrestlers have missed out on many competitions and we don't want anyone to be left out," a WFI official said.