Grant quandary as two wrestling nat'ls on cards

GOING by administrative sanction given for the 2022 Senior National Wrestling Championship by the TOPS division of Sports Authority of India, at least 75% of the total affiliated units have to participate in the upcoming nationals to make sure the organisers get a full grant from the government.

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The administrative sanction for the 2022 nationals dated December 14, 2022 read, "The grant is subject to the conditions mentioned below: a) That at least 75% of the total affiliated units will take part in the Championship. In case percentage of participation is between 50 and 74.9 Government grant will be reduced by 25%. However, no grant will be payable for participation below 50%." As per the sanction, grant not exceeding 17 lakh was approved for the last event.

Given the current situation of the sport in the country, two national championships have been announced-one each by the Wrestling Federation of India and the ad-hoc committee.