Wrestling ad hoc committee chairman Bhupender Singh Bajwa on Monday made it clear that all three members of the panel constituted by the IOA agreed to Vinesh Phogat’s request despite UWW being unable to participate in the national selection tournament in Patiala in the 50kg and 53kg categories Contest rules state that entrants may only enter one category. Jakarta Asian Games gold medalist Vinesh defeated Shivani 11-6 in the 50kg category to qualify for next month’s Paris Olympics in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, after an ad hoc panel agreed to her request. Qualifications for the competition.
However, she lost to Anju in the 53kg category with a technical advantage of 0-10.
Vinesh did not let the fight begin and asked for a written guarantee that she would be allowed to compete in both weight classes, leading to bizarre circumstances that delayed the boot by two-and-a-half hours.
“We responded to Vinesh’s request to compete in both categories and the entire committee agreed to accommodate her request and allow her to compete in both categories,” Bajwa told PTI (April 11- 16) and the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kyrgyzstan (April 19-21).
In accordance with Article 7 of the World Wrestling Federation (UWW), competitors may compete in one weight class.
“Each competitor is deemed to be acting of his own free will and is responsible for himself/herself and is permitted to compete in only one weight class: the weight class corresponding to his or her weight at the time of the official weigh-in,” UWW Article 7 states.
Bajwa said the winner of the Patiala trials will compete in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan, followed by the World Olympic qualifiers in May.
“The runner-up will compete in the Asian Championships (also held in Kyrgyzstan) and the winner of the event will compete in trials in late May (against the Olympic quota holders) before competing in the Olympics.
So far, only one wrestler, Antim Panghal (53kg), has qualified for the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh, who has been at the forefront of the fight against former Wrestling Federation of India president Brigitte Bhushan Sharan Singh and the current suspension of exemptions led by Sanjay Singh, said that in the 50kg category Winning the trials was a small victory in her bid for an Olympic spot.
“It’s a small victory for me, but the main focus is still the Olympics. In a month, there’s the (Olympic) qualification (event) and then the Olympics itself. My only goal is the Olympics. If I’m lucky, I believe that I can achieve what I failed to achieve in the last two Olympics,” Vinesh told PTI video.
“Six years ago I competed in the 50kg category and faced numerous challenges, particularly weight loss and post-surgery recovery. Despite these obstacles, I was determined to focus on Olympic qualifying.
“Ideally, I would have aimed to compete in the 53kg category as Antim Panghal has already got the quota. However, since the guidelines are not clear, I have also competed in the 50kg category. Winning a quota for India in the 50kg category is also an opportunity .”It’s a huge honor for me. ” She said the government needed to do more to support the sport.
“Unfortunately, the Indian government has provided very little support to the sport of wrestling over the past year and a half. This lack of support has had a significant impact on the wrestlers and I urge the government to give more importance and support to the sport of wrestling,” she added road.
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