Federation Cup

The stand-off between the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and Railways Sports activities Promotion Board (RSPB) over the participation of the wrestlers employed with the Railways, because of the withdrawal of Authorities recognition to the WFI, is heading to an finish with greater than 10 of them taking part within the Federation Cup, beginning on the Pretty Skilled College campus at Jalandhar on Saturday.

After lacking the Nationwide championships in Bengaluru in December and the Nationwide Video games this 12 months, a number of prime Railways wrestlers, together with Paris Olympian Antim Panghal (girls’s 53kg), World under-23 bronze medallist Sagar Jaglan (freestyle 86kg), Sujeet Kalkal (FS 65kg), Yash Tushir (FS 74kg), Vishal Kaliraman (FS 65kg), Kuldeep Malik (GR 72kg) and Viresh Kundu (GR 130kg), have entered their names from their respective states for the Federation Cup.

The 2-day occasion can be one of many two competitions (the opposite being the Nationals) from which medallists will earn eligibility to participate within the trials for the Asian championships, scheduled in Amman from March 25 to 30.

The Asian occasion assumes significance because it opens the doorways for participation within the World championships, scheduled in Zagreb from September 13 to 21.

Indian wrestlers have already missed two Rating occasions in Zagreb and Tirana this 12 months because of the lack of Authorities recognition to the WFI. This has denied them possibilities to collect beneficial world rating factors, that are essential to get seeding in elite occasions together with the World championships.

Altogether 424 wrestlers from 21 states have despatched their entries for the Federation Cup.