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Wrestling trials have commenced for the Asian Games 2023 at Delhi’s IGI Stadium. Today, July 22, featured the competitions for women’s and men’s Greco-Roman wrestlers, while men’s freestyle wrestling bouts are scheduled for July 23. These trials will cover all 18 Olympic weight categories, with six categories each for women’s and men’s freestyle, and men’s Greco-Roman at the upcoming Asian Games.Controversy surrounds the IOA-appointed ad hoc panel of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for granting direct entries to the nation’s top wrestlers, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, into the Asian Games 2023. (All Images: PTI)
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Anshu Malik (in orange) of Haryana and Sarita of RSPB compete in the women’s 57kg category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials.
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Manisha (in black) of Haryana and Sarika of Haryana compete in the women’s 62kg category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials.
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Sandeep (in orange) of SSCB and Saurabh of Uttar Pradesh compete in the men’s 60kg category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials.
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Praveen (in red) of Maharashtra and Vijay of Haryana compete in the men’s 60kg category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials.
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Sonika (in red) of Himachal Pradesh and Pushpa Yadav of Uttar Pradesh compete in the women’s 62kg category event during the Asian Games 2023 wrestling trials.
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Olympic gymnast Dipa Karmakar during a practice session ahead of the selection trials for Asian Games squad, at Netaji Subhas Regional Coaching Centre (NSRCC), in Agartala.
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Karmakar made the nine-member Indian gymnastics team for the Asian Games 2023 scheduled in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8.
