{"id":26205,"date":"2016-03-07T11:52:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T11:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=26205"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T11:52:39","slug":"yogeshwar-to-head-17-member-wrestling-team-for-olympic-qualifying-event-to-be-held-from-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=26205","title":{"rendered":"Yogeshwar to head 17-member wrestling team for Olympic Qualifying event to be held from March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-22392\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials.jpg\" alt=\"Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt and Amit Dhankhar in action during trials\" width=\"260\" height=\"164\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>The Wrestling Selection Trials were held at I.G. Stadium, New Delhi and STC, Lucknow on 4th and 5th March 2016 respectively for selecting the teams for participation in the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan from 18th to 20th March 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s squad led by Yogeshwar Dutt, includes five Freestyle wrestlers and six in the Greco-Roman category while the women&#8217;s squad has six members.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s squad has several experienced grapplers including Vinesh Phogat (48kg), Babita Kumari (53kg) and Navjot Kaur (67kg).<\/p>\n<p>The following wrestlers were selected:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Style Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>57 kg. Rahul Aware <br \/>65 Kg. Yogeshwar Dutt <br \/>86 Kg. Somveer <br \/>97 Kg. Satyawart Kadiayan <br \/>125 Kg. Hitender<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greco Roman Style<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>59 Kg. Ravinder Singh <br \/>66 Kg. Ravinder <br \/>75 Kg. Gurpreet Singh <br \/>85 Kg. Ravinder Khatri <br \/>97 Kg. Hardeep Singh <br \/>130 Kg. Naveen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Female Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>48 Kg. Vinesh Phogat <br \/>53 Kg. Babita Kumari <br \/>58 Kg. Sakshi Malik <br \/>63 Kg. Anita <br \/>67 Kg. Navjot Kaur <br \/>75 Kg. Kiran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-22392\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials.jpg\" alt=\"Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt and Amit Dhankhar in action during trials\" width=\"260\" height=\"164\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Olympian-Yogeshwar-Dutt-and-Amit-Dhankhar-in-action-during-trials-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>The Wrestling Selection Trials were held at I.G. 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