PWA Secretary General RS Kundu wrote a letter to panel head Bhupender Singh Bajwa, conveying that the committee must not hand exemption to any wrestler (read Bajrang Punia) in the trials.It is an injustice to Mr Jaskaran Singh if selection trial will not be conducted when it is a right of every eligible wrestler in each weight category to participate in selection trials for Asian Games 2023,u201d the letter readsource:- inside sport
u201cPunjab Wrestling Association strongly recommend the name of Mr Jaskaran Singh (for) freestyle wrestling and request the ad-hoc committee to conduct selection trials for Asian Games in 65kg weight category.u201dBajrang Punia has made the 65kg weight class his own on the back of a stupendous show in international tournaments. He won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and is a multiple medal winner at the World Championships.Jaskaran finished fourth at the U23 Asian Championship last month and is a silver medallist from the 2021 Cadet World Championship.Source
Source:-editrojiOn Friday, 24 women wrestlers from Chhotu Ram Akhada also requested the panel to give a fair chance to all wrestlers for a shot at the Asian Games-bound Indian squad.The wrestlers had marked their emails to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and IOA President PT Usha.Share your views in the comments
Punjab Wrestling Association challenges Bajrang Punia’s exemption from Asian Games trials
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