OCA extends deadline to ship wrestling squad until July 22

OCA extends deadline to ship wrestling squad until July 22 [ad_1]

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) prolonged on Saturday the deadline to submit Indian wrestlers' entries for the upcoming Asian Video games by per week, giving the advert hoc physique and Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) till July 22 to conduct trials and identify the squad. The deadline for IOA to ship squads for all different sports activities stays July 15.

Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia converse with the media ()

The choice was taken through the OCA Basic Meeting assembly in Bangkok. IOA is being represented by president PT Usha, senior vice-president Ajay Patel and joint secretary Kalyan Chaubey.

“IOA’s unique request to OCA talked about August 5, however it appears they've agreed to grant solely per week’s extension beneath ‘distinctive circumstances’,” an official near the advert hoc panel working the game mentioned.

“The image ought to turn into clearer on Monday when the IOA high brass returns from Bangkok. Advert hoc committee president Bhupender Singh Bajwa will probably meet the IOA management which can give us additional instructions,” the official mentioned.

“PT Usha had requested the OCA on Thursday to increase the deadline until August 5 in order that the six protesting wrestlers had sufficient time to organize. The OCA does not need to seem biased for India both. In my understanding, there will probably be session with the Asian wrestling physique too if a particular provision is being made for India. It's possible you'll count on a closing phrase on trials early subsequent week," the official added.

Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Satyawart Kadian, Jitender Kumar and Sangeeta Phogat are the six protesting wrestlers who sought additional time for trials. Asian Video games start in Hangzhou, China on September 23.

(With company inputs)

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