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The WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) have decided to halt Olympic preparatory camps at the SAI (Sports Authority of India) centres in Sonepat and Lucknow, owing to the new wave of COVID-19. So far, six wrestlers have qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Games, while the list is expected to inflate.

Tokyo-bound Indian wrestlers will have their personal foreign coaches by their side in the build-up to the Olympics, as they prepare for the upcoming 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships that begins on Tuesday. However, Sonam Malik will skip the event owing to a knee injury she suffered recently.

India’s Sarita Mor won a Silver medal in the 57kg category at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Rome, while Kuldeep Malik claimed a Bronze medal in his respective event. Meanwhile, Anshu Malik, Gurpreet Singh, Harpreet Singh have all been eliminated from the ongoing tournament in Rome.

Indian wrestler Deepak Punia, who tested positive for Covid-19 in the national camp, has been discharged from the hospital and advised home quarantine. It was reported last week that Deepak, along with Navin and Krishan, tested positive for the deadly virus while serving their quarantine period.