Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: Jammu and Kashmir Wrestling Association in coordination with Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council today selected 16 members wrestling team (B&G) for upcoming National Championship 2020 to be held at Patna from January 25 to 28.
The forthcoming 39th Boys Free Style, Greeco Roman Style and 23rd Girls Sub-Junior (cadet) National championship, 2020 being organised by Bihar Wrestling Association under the aegis of Wrestling Federation of India.
The screening has been conducted by Ravi Singh, the Divisional Sports Officer, J&K Sports Council along with other members of the Council at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium Jammu.
Surya Udhay Pratap Singh will participate in Free Style ( 51kg category), Sahil Kumar in Greeco Roman (51kg), Harun Choudhary in Free Style( 55kg), Shubham Kumar in Grecco Roman (55 kg), Nattar Singh in Free Style (60 kg).
While Vishal Singh will fight in Greeco Roman (60 kg), Aman Dogra in Free Style (65kg), Harsh Dev Singh Greeco Roman (65 kg), Shahid Omar in Free Style (71 kg), Gagan Singh in Greeco Roman (71 kg) ,Mohd Sahil in Free Style in Free Style (80 kg) and Sourav Sharma in Greeco Roman (92 kg) category.
Besides, four female Wrestlers were selected for the upcoming event wherein Sanjana Sharma will fight in Women Wrestling in (43 kg), Shreeya Sharma, Mitali Kotwal and Maithili Kotwal will participate in Women Wrestling in (51kg), (53kg), (65 kg) categories respectively.
Krishan Singh and Ravinder Kumar have been deputed as coaches.
After the screening, Ravi Singh said that among the selected wrestlers one Natter Singh had won the Silver medal in the under 15 Boys National Wrestling Championship, 2019-20.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were Deeraj Sharma, Kamal Singh (Coach), Ravinder Kumar and Sahil Sharma (Indian Women’s coach).
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