Wrestlers to undergo three-month camp at SAI centres ahead of CWG and Asiad
2 years, 8 months ago

Wrestlers to undergo three-month camp at SAI centres ahead of CWG and Asiad

The Hindu  

Olympic medallists Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik will be among a host of top wrestlers who will undergo a three-month training camp at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat and Lucknow centres to prepare for this year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. A total of 124 wrestlers, 23 coaches and support staff will participate in the camp which started on April 1 and is set to continue till June 30. Other high-profile wrestlers who will be part of the camps are world championships bronze medallists Anshu Malik and Vinesh Phogat. According to a SAI statement, the camps will consist of athletes who recently won the selection trials for the upcoming Asian Championship, winners of the Open National Ranking Tournament and the medallists of last year's Senior Nationals.

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Foreign exposure for wrestlers, courtesy Sports Authority of India
10 months ago

Foreign exposure for wrestlers, courtesy Sports Authority of India

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Despite the United World Wrestling lifting its suspension on the Wrestling Federation of India on February 13, confusion remains on the governance of the sport in the country. Nonetheless, the Sports Authority of India managed to fund overseas exposure trips of a few wrestlers so that they can train unabatedly for the Olympic qualifiers and other important tournaments. To …

Wrestling senior national camps to commence on February 9
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wrestling senior national camps to commence on February 9

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association -appointed ad hoc committee to run the Wrestling Federation of India has announced that the national camp in the run-up to the Paris Olympics will commence on February 9. The panel, which was formed after the ‘suspension’ of the newly-elected WFI, said the national camp would be held after the national championships, scheduled to take place …

Non-protesting Wrestlers Demand Resumption of National Camp
1 year, 7 months ago

Non-protesting Wrestlers Demand Resumption of National Camp

News 18  

The national camp shut and the controversy surrounding WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh still raging, several non-protesting wrestlers on Tuesday demanded that the SAI must reopen its centres for grapplers since the lack of proper training is having an adverse impact on their preparations for the Asian Games. The men’s national camp for free style and greco roman wrestlers …

Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Training Stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland
1 year, 9 months ago

Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Training Stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland

News 18  

The Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme has approved star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat’s request for training stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland respectively. TOPS will also cover expenses for Vinesh’s sparring partner – Sangeeta Phogat and physiotherapist Ashwini Jeevan Patil, and Bajrang’s coach Sujeet Maan, physiotherapist Aanand Kumar, and strength and conditioning expert Kaazi Kiron Mustafa Hasan. Meanwhile, …

Sports Ministry Approves Foreign Training Camps for Neeraj Chopra and Three Others
2 years, 1 month ago

Sports Ministry Approves Foreign Training Camps for Neeraj Chopra and Three Others

News 18  

The Mission Olympic Cell in its 86th meeting on November 18 approved Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Neeraj, along with coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set to leave for the UK later this week. Besides Neeraj, the …

A Dash of Seasoning, Better Training Space, Food in Abundance: Wrestlers Now Happy at SAI Sonepat Centre
2 years, 5 months ago

A Dash of Seasoning, Better Training Space, Food in Abundance: Wrestlers Now Happy at SAI Sonepat Centre

News 18  

A ‘tadka’ corner has been arranged on demand, better quality food is available in abundance, and there is pleasant environment for training: life has become easy for wrestlers at SAI centre in Sonepat. The wrestlers till recently were forced to train inside a hall, where the temperature would rise to 39 degrees due to ineffective air-conditioners, exposing the athletes to …

SAI Sanctions Rs 1.28 Crore for Participation of 30 Wrestlers at Senior Asian Championship
2 years, 8 months ago

SAI Sanctions Rs 1.28 Crore for Participation of 30 Wrestlers at Senior Asian Championship

News 18  

Sports Authority of India has sanctioned Rs 1.28 crore for the participation of 30 wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, at the Senior Asian Championship beginning in Mongolia on Tuesday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE A total of 20 wrestlers from the men’s team …

SAI to hold national selection trials for wrestling and judo from 14 and 15 February respectively
2 years, 10 months ago

SAI to hold national selection trials for wrestling and judo from 14 and 15 February respectively

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India will hold selection trials for wrestling and judo from 14 and 15 February respectively at its National Centres of Excellence across the country. While the wrestling trials will take place at SAI’s Sonepat, Lucknow, and Mumbai centres, judo trials will take place in NCoE Imphal and Bhopal. Sonepat will be the venue of …

SAI to hold national selection trials for wrestling from Feb 14, for judo from Feb 15
2 years, 10 months ago

SAI to hold national selection trials for wrestling from Feb 14, for judo from Feb 15

India TV News  

Highlights Sonepat will be the venue of the men's freestyle and Greco roman trials from February 14 to 16 the women's wrestling events will take place in Lucknow on February 16 and 17 The SAI centres where the selection trials for judo will take place are NCOE, Imphal The Sports Authority of India will hold selection trials for wrestling and …

Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia Among 14-member Squad for Special Camp in Bulgaria
2 years, 10 months ago

Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia Among 14-member Squad for Special Camp in Bulgaria

News 18  

The Sports ministry has approved training of the 14-member wrestling squad, including Olympic silver medalist Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia, who missed the medal in Tokyo Games, for a special camp from February 5 to 23 in Teteven, Bulgaria. The Wrestling Federation of India has recommended the names of 14 wrestlers which include four freestylers, four Greco-Roman wrestlers, four sparring …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra and other Olympic-bound table tennis players to attend camp at Sonepat
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra and other Olympic-bound table tennis players to attend camp at Sonepat

Firstpost  

Sharath Kamal, Manika and Sutirtha Mukherjee will finally get a chance to train together, while G Sathiyan will continue to train in Chennai under his coach S Raman. New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian table tennis players, including Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, received a much-needed boost as they will have a 19-day camp at Sonepat beginning Thursday. The SAI-approved camp is …

India's Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestling team to leave for Poland training camp on June 5
3 years, 6 months ago

India's Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestling team to leave for Poland training camp on June 5

The Hindu  

India’s Tokyo Olympics-bound freestyle wrestling contingent will leave for their training and exposure tour of Poland on June 5, said Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar. The team was initially scheduled to train in Hungary and compete in the Yasar Dogu international tournament in Istanbul between June 25-27 as well, but those plans have been tweaked keeping in …

Two Olympic bound wrestlers, two rowers included in TOPS; Vinesh Phogat to continue training overseas
3 years, 7 months ago

Two Olympic bound wrestlers, two rowers included in TOPS; Vinesh Phogat to continue training overseas

Firstpost  

The ministry also announced that star Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat will continue training overseas till the Tokyo Games as her proposal was cleared by the Mission Olympic Cell. New Delhi: Olympic-bound rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh and wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik were on Thursday included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of …

WFI plans month-long foreign camp for Tokyo-bound wrestlers
3 years, 7 months ago

WFI plans month-long foreign camp for Tokyo-bound wrestlers

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian wrestling team will gather for a national camp in Sonepat from Tuesday. The Indian contingent had returned from Bulgaria earlier this month, where they had a camp and participated in the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifier. RELATED| - Sumit and Sonam to join camp - A WFI official associated with the planning for the Olympics said that …

India to field 24 wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, in individual World Cup
4 years ago

India to field 24 wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, in individual World Cup

The Hindu  

India will field 24 wrestlers, including Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik and Worlds medallists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia, in the individual World Cup to be held in Belgrade from December 12 to 18. READ| Some top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Jitender, Somvir and Vinesh Phogat, will skip the event. Selected wrestlers: Men Freestyle: Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Rahul Aware, Naveen, …

SAI approves table tennis coaching camp - Table Tennis News - Sporstar
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI approves table tennis coaching camp - Table Tennis News - Sporstar

The Hindu  

Sports Authority of India on Saturday has approved the table tennis national coaching camp comprising 11 paddlers in Sonepat from October 28 to December 8. “The Sports Authority of India has approved the national coaching camp for Table Tennis, which will commence on 28th October till 8th December,” SAI said in a statement. “The camp comprising 11 players and four …

National Table Tennis Coaching Camp to Be Held from October 28 to December 8: SAI
4 years, 2 months ago

National Table Tennis Coaching Camp to Be Held from October 28 to December 8: SAI

News 18  

New Delhi: A national table tennis training camp, featuring four-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Sharath Kamal along with 10 other players, will be held in Sonepat from October 28 to December 8, the Sports Authority of India said on Saturday. “The Sports Authority of India has approved the national coaching camp for Table Tennis, which will commence on 28th October till …

SAI arranges travel for athletes with training set to resume
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI arranges travel for athletes with training set to resume

The Hindu  

In view of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, sporting activities are set to resume at SAI training centres across India from November 1. Considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation and the need to protect athletes from exposure to the virus, the Sports Authority of India has decided to make transport arrangements for several athletes to join their respective training facilities. READ …

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday
4 years, 2 months ago

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday

The Hindu  

All 12 women wrestlers who had assembled at SAI centre in Lucknow, including Olympic qualifier Vinesh Phogat, have tested negative for coronavirus, clearing the decks for the resumption of training from Monday. Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, Seema, Lalita and Nisha will join the camp from October 25, according to national coach Kuldeep Malik. Vinesh, the only woman wrestler to have …

Elaborate safety standards at SAI Lucknow as Women’s Wrestling Camp begins
4 years, 2 months ago

Elaborate safety standards at SAI Lucknow as Women’s Wrestling Camp begins

The Hindu  

The national camp for the Indian women’s wrestling team commenced on October 10th at SAI Lucknow. Kuldeep Malik, chief coach of the Indian Women’s Wrestling team said: “Of course, due to the precautions because of the coronavirus, for the first week of training we will be maintaining social distancing, after which we will start regular training. By Sunday, all the …

SAI approves two-month shooting camp for core Olympic probables from 15 October
4 years, 2 months ago

SAI approves two-month shooting camp for core Olympic probables from 15 October

Firstpost  

All 15 Olympic quota winners will be a part of the camp which will take place at a total cost of Rs 1.43 crore, according to a statement issued by SAI. The camp, which will be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in the national capital, will comprise 32 shooters, eight coaches, three foreign coaches and two support …

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt
4 years, 3 months ago

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt

News 18  

Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Monday said that the national wrestling camp should not be postponed despite four grapplers testing positive for COVID-19 at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonepat. I know some wrestlers tested positive, but I want to say that they are safer at the SAI centre than outside,” the former wrestler said. A few …

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: National camp for women wrestlers postponed again

The Hindu  

The women’s national wrestling camp, which was scheduled to start from September 1 in Lucknow, was on Saturday postponed after top players expressed apprehensions about travelling amidst rising cases of coronavirus. Vinesh Phogat, the latest wrestler selected for country’s highest sporting honour - Khel Ratna - had openly voiced concerns about travelling to Lucknow. “The National Women’s Wrestling Camp which …

Vinesh Phogat Irks WFI By Pulling Out of National Camp Citing Health Risk Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat Irks WFI By Pulling Out of National Camp Citing Health Risk Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

News 18  

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation. The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow and Sonepat. When asked about Sushil …

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk
4 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk

The Hindu  

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation. The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow for women and at Sonepat for …

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks Wrestling Federation of India
4 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks Wrestling Federation of India

India Today  

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation. The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow and Sonepat. When asked about Sushil …

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow
4 years, 4 months ago

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow

News 18  

The national wrestling camps for Tokyo Olympics hopefuls will commence from September 1, the Sports Authority of India confirmed on Saturday. A total of 26 wrestlers in eight weight categories — five freestyle and three greco-Roman, as well as six support staff will be part of the men's camp. Prominent wrestlers who will take part in the camps are Ravi …

Wrestling camps likely to commence in August
4 years, 5 months ago

Wrestling camps likely to commence in August

The Hindu  

After a series of deferments and uncertainty, Indian wrestlers are likely to regroup for the national camp next month, most likely in the first week of August. Also, there will be a limited number of personnel and the wrestlers are not sure if it would make sense to be in the camp without sufficient training partners,” a senior WFI official …

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