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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
No Vidarbha wrestler in state squad for Nagpur's first nationals
Nagpur: No wrestlers from Vidarbha, including Nagpur, secured a place in the Maharashtra squad for the inaugural nationals to be held in Nagpur, the Wrestling Association of Maharashtra has announced. The state's 30-member contingent comprises grapplers from various districts. Out of 677 wrestlers who participated in the recent selection trials conducted in Pune, none from Vidarbha achieved the top position required to qualify for the state team. Piyush Ambulkar, secretary of Nagpur District Wrestling Association, told TOI, "With an aim to popularise wrestling in the region, we are organising the nationals in Nagpur. Competition among young grapplers is very tough in Maharashtra and that's the reason our young wrestlers fared poorly in the selection trials. I am sure the nationals in Nagpur will bring awareness among the local wrestlers about the tough competition that is required to excel in Maharashtra. " MAHARASHTRA SQUAD Freestyle Category: 38kg: Ankush Chavan, 41kg: Rudra Kumbhar, 44kg: Tushar Kadu, 48kg: Harshvardhan Mali, 52kg: Shrikant Sawant, 57kg: Dinesh Malpote, 62kg: Ankush Pote, 68kg: Saurabh Miskin, 75kg: Om Bharane, 85kg: Pranav Pawar; Greco-Roman Category: 38kg: Sarthak Phuge, 41kg: Sachin Shirole, 44kg: Samarth Devba, 48kg: Dhiraj Dafle, 52kg: Vinayak Tembekar, 57kg: Harshvardhan Patil, 62kg: Darpan Choudhary, 68kg: Gururaj Sawant, 75kg: Gaurav Patil, 85kg: Rahul Satkar; Women's Category: 33kg: Ishwari Phuge, 36kg: Rohini Devba, 39kg: Tanushka Devkar, 42kg: Gayatri Shinde, 46kg: Vaishnavi Torve, 50kg: Tanuja Mali, 54kg: Sai Patil, 58kg: Disha Pawar, 62kg: Ketaki Jadhav, 66kg: Sharvari Rathod.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Stage Set For Nagpur's First CM Cup U-15 Wrestling Nationals
Nagpur: The indoor stadium of the Divisional Sports Complex in Mankapur is all decked up to host Nagpur's first Chief Minister's Cup U-15 National Wrestling Championship from Saturday. The Nagpur District Wrestling Association (NDWA) and the Wrestling Association of Maharashtra will jointly organise the two-day nationals under the aegis of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). As many as 750 wrestlers from 25 states have reached Nagpur, from where 30 top grapplers will be selected to represent India in the Asian Wrestling meet, slated to be played in Kyrgyzstan from July 5 to 13. The competition will be conducted in the Freestyle and Greco-Roman across various weight categories for boys and girls. On the opening day of the nationals, 15 gold medal bouts will be contested. Following the mandatory medical tests and weigh-ins in the morning session, the first bout in the qualifications and repechages will begin from 9.30 am. The formal inauguration of the national championship is scheduled for 5.30 pm. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate the championship. On the occasion, MP Murlidhar Mohol, state sports minister Dattatray Bharne, guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, WFI President Sanjay Kumar Singh, and other officials will share the dais. Sandip Joshi, president of the organising committee and MLC, and secretary Piyush Ambulkar, stated that the stage is all set for the first-ever national championship in Nagpur. The organising committee decided to distribute prizes to champion wrestlers, marking the first time cash rewards would be awarded in any nationals. A total prizemoney of Rs7.5 lakh will be distributed to the podium finishers with the winner in each category taking home Rs 11,000 each.
