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.

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