A 13-member squad, including leading wrestlers like Aman Sehrawat, Deepak Punia and Sonam Malik, will take part in the Zagreb Open Ranking Series event, the first world ranking tournament of the year, from January 10 to 14.
Announcing the squad on Tuesday, Bhupender Singh Bajwa, the chairman of the ad-hoc committee running the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), thanked the Ministry of External Affairs for its assistance in completing the visa formalities for the tour.
“We have ensured that India’s Olympic hopefuls will compete in their respective weight classes, with a 2kg weight allowance, in the first ranking event of the Olympic year. We are confident that they will make the most of the chance to prepare for the Asian Qualification Tournament in April and the World Qualification Tournament in May,” said Bajwa.