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Indian Wrestling Starts After 9 Months

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Since WFI suspended operations in response to protests against former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, all age-group competitions were suspended.

The Senior National Championships, which will take place in Jaipur from January 2–5, will mark the return of domestic wrestling competition after a nine-month break, as the ad hoc committee stated on Friday.

Following the protests by elite wrestlers against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in April, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) suspended all wrestling tournaments at all age groups. The ad hoc committee held open trials before selecting teams for the Asian Games and other international competitions. The fact that there could be no national camp this year was the biggest setback, though.

“The ad hoc Committee for WFI has decided to organize the 2023 Senior freestyle, Greco Roman, and women’s National Wrestling Championships from Jan 2 to 5, 2024,” the announcement stated.

Top wrestlers Anshu Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Ravi Dahiya—all of whom are recovering from injuries—have not yet been confirmed to compete. Asian Games competitor and bronze medallist Bajrang Punia would like to start his season with the national title.

The two important competitions are the World Olympic Qualifiers in Turkey from May 9–12 and the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan from April 19–21. Wrestlers who receive quotas for the Paris Olympics have already been informed by the ad hoc committee that winning selection trials at home is required to secure their seats.

Russian and Belarusian Athletes To Compete In Paris Olympics 2024

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the neutral participation of athletes from Belarus and Russia in the next games, which has angered Ukrainian officials.

The IOC stated on Friday that athletes from Belarus and Russia who make it to the Paris 2024 Olympics in their respective sports will be allowed to compete without wearing flags, symbols, or anthems, unless they are competing in team events and do not actively support the conflict in Ukraine.

In a social media post criticising the decision, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed that “the IOC essentially gave Russia the green light to weaponize the Olympics.”

“Because every athlete from Belarus and Russia will be a tool in the Kremlin’s propaganda war. I want all allies to vehemently denounce this despicable choice, which betrays Olympic ideals,” he continued.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the athletes were first prohibited from participating internationally; however, they have since been progressively permitted to return as neutral athletes in the majority of sports.

Eight Russians and three Belarusians are among the 4,600 competitors worldwide who have already qualified for the July opening of the Summer Games, according to the IOC.

They will not be permitted to send teams from either of the two countries to Paris; they will only be permitted to compete in individual sports. The IOC has stated that no official from the Russian or Belarusian government would be invited or credentialed for Paris 2024, but they contend that sportsmen should not be held responsible for the policies of their countries.

Oleg Matytsin, Russia’s Minister of Sports, referred to the action as “discriminatory.”

Over sixty athletes from Ukraine have earned spots in the Paris Olympics for the next year. Next year, there will be roughly 11,000 competitors competing in the games.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian leaders, together with athletes, have pushed the IOC to completely ban Russia and Belarus.

However, athletes from Belarus and Russia were to be accepted under a neutral flag “as soon as possible,” according to members of national Olympic committees and international sports federations.

Before the decision was made on Thursday, Ukraine’s Minister of Sport Matviy Bidnyi told the AFP news agency that Kyiv was worried the action suggested the IOC “does not want to demonstrate the necessary leadership in the matter of Olympic fairness and justice.”

“Any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood, as President Volodymyr Zelensky so eloquently stated,” Bidnyi remarked.

Giving up their Russian passport is “the only possible way today for an athlete to prove Olympic excellence is his first priority,” he continued, adding that “neutrality” becomes irresponsible when there is a conflict and one government using its passports is destroying another one.

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, charged earlier this year that the IOC was engaging in “ethnic discrimination” through the games.

Nadal says he will enjoy 2024 as his last year

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Rafael Nadal stated on Thursday that he was unable to confirm that 2024 would be the last season he would play before retiring, claiming that it “makes no sense” to establish a certain year for his career to conclude. Next month, in Brisbane, the 22-time Grand Slam champion will return from an injury that kept him out of action for almost a full year. In the past, the 37-year-old had declared he will give up tennis by the end of 2024.

In a video that was uploaded to his social media sites, Rafael Nadal stated, “I’m going to enjoy the tournaments in that way because there’s every chance that it’s going to be my last year.”

I’m not sure what will happen in the end, so I need to allow myself time to think things through before making any announcements because if I do, I’ll be forced to live up to what I say.

“In the end, I’ve worked hard to return to competition, so I can’t be 100 percent sure, but I think it will go that way. If my body and circumstances suddenly enable me to carry on and enjoy what I do, then why am I going to set a deadline?

“I think it makes no sense.”

Before the commencement of the first Grand Slam competition of the year on January 14, Rafael Nadal was listed on the Australian Open entry list earlier on Thursday.

Eleven months have passed since the Spaniard’s defeat at Melbourne Park in the second round by American MacKenzie McDonald.

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Due to his hip ailment, he required surgery twice and, while out of action, dropped to 664th place in the world rankings.

Rafael Nadal Announces Return To Tennis After Being Out For A Year

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In a video, Rafael Nadal declared, “It’s time to return after a year off from competition.” “It’s scheduled for the first week of January in Brisbane. I’ll see you there.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he will be competing at the Brisbane International in Australia again in January.

“It’s time to return after a year off from competition,” Rafael Nadal declared in a social media video. “It’s scheduled for the first week of January in Brisbane. I’ll see you there.

The 37-year-old Spaniard hasn’t competed on the circuit since suffering a hip flexor injury after a defeat in the Australian Open’s second round in January of last year.

A little over a week before the French Open got off in May, Rafael Nadal declared he would be missing the competition in which he holds a record 14 titles. He gave no specific date for his comeback.

At the time, Rafael Nadal had stated that he hoped to play in 2024, considering it to be his last season.

“It’s hard to predict how things will work out,” Nadal stated at the time at a press conference, “but I intend to make next year my last one.”

In the end, he underwent arthroscopic surgery in Barcelona in June.

The Spanish left-hander, who is 1-3 this season, has lost seven of his previous nine games dating back to the end of 2022.

With 22 Grand Slam singles victories, Rafael Nadal is second only to Novak Djokovic, who has 24.