The Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc panel for wrestling will announce the dates for holding trials and the criteria for the World Championships between August 1 and 3 after getting clarity on the number of nominations being filed for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections.
“The last date for filing nominations is July 31, so by August 1, we should get clarity on how many candidates are contesting for the respective posts. If there is just a single candidate for each post, it is my thinking that the reins of the WFI will be handed over to the new office-bearers by August 1,” said Gian Singh, a member of the ad-hoc committee on Thursday.
“The elected body will then decide on when to hold trials. But if there is more than one nomination for every post, then the elected members will be known on August 12, the day the WFI elections are scheduled.”
In that event, the ad-hoc body will decide on the World Championships trial dates before August 3 to give the wrestlers adequate time to train and appear for the trials by August 10.
