National wrestling to select probables

According to GS Mander, president, Wrestling Federation of India, probables for the for the national coaching camp in preparation for international competitions will be selected during the meet.

Departmental teams apart, units affiliated with the federation have already confirmed their participation. Mander said each of the affiliated units will be fielding one wrestler in each weight category. However, the top three teams of the 2000 nationals will be allowed to field two wrestlers in each weight category.

“We have taken 2000 as the yardstick for selecting units. After that many bogus units have cropped up in different states,” he told Sportline today.

For the first time, the organising committee of the national meet will also register wrestlers. “This is being done to check surplus players flocking to other states for participating in the national meet,” he said. In future domicile of the players will also be checked.

The national competition is being held after a gap of nearly three years. Due to wrangling between the members of the federation, the court appointed a retired Delhi high court judge JK Mehra to oversee the functioning of the wrestling federations.