The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Saturday prolonged the cut-off date to post Indian wrestlers’ entries for the approaching Asian Games through per week, giving the advert hoc frame and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) till July 22 to behavior trials and identify the squad . The cut-off date for IOA to ship squads for all different sports activities stays July 15.
The resolution was once taken all over the OCA General Assembly assembly in Bangkok. IOA is being represented through president PT Usha, senior vice-president Ajay Patel and joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey.
“IOA’s original request to OCA mentioned August 5, but it seems they have agreed to grant only a week’s extension under ‘exceptional circumstances’,” an legit just about the advert hoc panel operating the game mentioned.
“The picture should become clearer on Monday when the IOA top brass returns from Bangkok. Ad hoc committee chairman Bhupender Singh Bajwa will likely meet the IOA leadership which will give us further directions,” the legit mentioned.
“PT Usha had asked the OCA on Thursday to increase the cut-off date until August 5 in order that the six protesting wrestlers had sufficient time to arrange. The OCA does not need to seem biased for India both. In my figuring out, there will likely be session with the Asian wrestling frame too if a different provision is being made for India. You might be expecting a last phrase on trials early subsequent week,” the legit added.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kadian, Jitender Kumar and Sangeeta Phogat are the six protesting wrestlers who sought overtime for trials. Asian Games start in Hangzhou, China on September 23.
(With company inputs)