Aman Sehrawat Among Top Contenders As Bengaluru Gears Up To Host Wrestling Nationals

Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat will heline a star-studded line-up as Bengaluru prepares to host senior national wrestling championship for first time ever, from December 6 to 8.

Joining Aman on mats will be U-20 World Wrestling Champion Antim Panghal, along with 2019 World Championship silver medal winner Deepak Punia, U23 world champion Reetika Hooda, Olympian Sonam Malik, Rhika, Manisha Bhanwala, Bipasha, Priya, Udit, Chirag, Sunil Kumar, and Narinder Cheema.

event will be held at Koramangala Indoor Stium and championship is expected to feature over 1000 participants and officials from across 25 affiliated state member units as well as Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) and Services Sports Promotion Board (SSPB).

" Wrestling Federation of India is proud to bring Senior National Wrestling Championship to Karnataka for first time. All top wrestlers in India will be participating in this event and we are excited to work alongside Karnataka Wrestling Association to make this championship a success," Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh was quoted as saying in a release.

Interestingly, Satyawart Kian, husband of Sakshi Malik, h recently challenged organisation of National Championships by suspended WFI in court.

Court h given a go ahe for championships but said that results should t be considered for establishing rankings and deciding India's entries for international tournaments.

"We are going to appeal this ruling. How can we igre results of Nationals. This is t acceptable," said a WFI source.