The Indian wrestling season will commence with the U23 Nationals which will be held on September 15 in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. It will be followed by cadet nationals and senior nationals.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told Sportskeeda:
The inaugural beach wrestling nationals were held in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The federation is yet to decide on a date for the cadet national championship. Senior nationals, on the other hand, will likely be held in Nandini Nagar, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh in December.
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Gonda is WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s constituency. He expressed his excitement and feels the Nationals will be highly competitive given the Commonwealth and Asian Games slated for next year.
He added that winning medals on the international stage will become easy if the wrestlers carry the nationals energy and competitive mindset to the big events.
Wrestling National camp to begin next week
The men’s and women’s national camp will restart next week to begin preparations for the upcoming senior wrestling world championships. The training camp will be held in Sonepat for freestyle and Greco Roman and in Lucknow for women’s wrestling.
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