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WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

WFI special camp: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia to attend special camp – Tokyo Olympics silver winner Ravi Dahiya and 2019 World Championships medallist Deepak Punia, along with six other Indian wrestlers, have been selected for a special camp in Teteven, Bulgaria from February 5 to 23. WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six […]

WFI special camp: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia to attend special camp – Tokyo Olympics silver winner Ravi Dahiya and 2019 World Championships medallist Deepak Punia, along with six other Indian wrestlers, have been selected for a special camp in Teteven, Bulgaria from February 5 to 23.

WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

The Sports Ministry has approved the training camp on the recommendations of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) keeping in mind the Indian grapplers’ preparations for a busy season which includes the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games.

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WFI special camp: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia to attend special camp –  The 14-member squad will include four freestyle, four Greco-Roman wrestlers, four sparring partners and two coaches, a Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) release stated.

Upon their return, they will join the national camp for 83 male wrestlers which is being scheduled at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Sonipat.

WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

At the same time, as many as 48 women wrestlers will be in the national camp in the SAI Centre in Lucknow.

WFI special camp: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia to attend special camp –The national camps, being organised by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) from February 7 to March 31, are also being fully funded by the sports ministry.

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“We appreciate the speedy approval from SAI for the wrestlers’ camp and special training ahead of the Asian Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games,” Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said in the release.

WFI special camp: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

“With such support by the Ministry and SAI, our athletes can continue to deliver results on the international stage. We have widened our talent pool to ensure good bench strength.”

Squad for special camp in Bulgaria: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia, Gourav Baliyan and Sandeep Singh (Freestyle); Sunil Kumar, Sajan Bhanwal, Ravi Malik and Ashu (Greco-Roman); Arun, Arun Kumar, Monu Dahiya and Hardeep (sparring partners).

Coaches: Balwant Singh Chikara and SB Prasad.

WFI: Olympics stars Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia & six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria- check out

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