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.
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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.
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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.
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