Wrestlers and Staff test Covid-19 positive at National Women’s Wrestling Camp
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As Covid cases has seen a rise in the country, 10 people including three women wrestlers tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday at National Women’s Wrestling Camp.
It included wrestlers Pinki, Gurpreet and Indu, one physio, one nursing staff and five mess staff which forced Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to shut Olympic preparatory camps at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centres in Sonepat and Lucknow
Sanjay Saraswat SAI’s executive director said, “The camp was called off on Tuesday, but their RT-PCR tests, which were conducted on Monday, revealed the results. The athletes have been asked to cancel their journey and they will be quarantined and taken care of as per protocol.”
“There were 11 wrestlers at the camp when we decided to shut it down on Tuesday. Those with negative test reports have been allowed to go home, whereas the rest have been asked to stay back on the campus,” he added.
“However, the three-day trials to select the Indian taekwondo team for the next month’s Olympic qualifying event will begin here on Thursday under strict guidelines of the SOP,” said Sanjay Saraswat.
WFI selected four wrestlers for Olympic preparatory camp from eight weight groups
As for the Olympic Qualifications 6 wrestlers including three men have got the Olympic berth. In the women’s section Vinesh Phogat (53 kg), Anshu Malik (57kg) and Sonam Malik (62 kg) have qualified. In the men’s section, Ravi Dahiya (57 kg), Bajrang Punia (65 kg) and Deepak Punia (86 kg) have got an Olympic berth.
While for the rest of Olympic preparatory camp, WFI has selected four leading wrestlers in each of the weight groups. While others are participating in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, the remaining wrestlers are training in Sonepat and Lucknow.
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