World Wrestling Championships 2023: Indian wrestlers to compete under neutral flag
The World Wrestling Championships 2023 is scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 16 to 24 September. The meet will be the first wrestling qualifier for next year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
However, Indian wrestlers will not be able to compete under the national flag in Belgrade as the sport’s global governing body United World Wrestling (UWW) has provisionally suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for not holding elections on time. The suspension came into effect on Thursday.
A total of 20 wrestlers were shortlisted on Friday, including 10 each in Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle.
Antim Panghal, who became the first Indian woman to become a two-time U-20 world champion in Amman earlier this month, booked her ticket to Belgrade by winning the 53kg trials.
