Indian women wrestlers will win medals in all 6 categories at CWG: Navjot Kaur

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Navjot Kaur is confident that the Indian women’s wrestlers will return with a rich medal haul from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Even though she is not a part of the wrestling team, she is working hard with young Dwya Kakran who will be competing in the 65-kg weight category.

Asian Championships gold-medalist in women’s 65kg freestyle, Navjot Kaur is optimistic that the Indian women’s wrestling contingent will return with a rich medal haul from the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will take place in in Gold Coast, Australia next month. 

Kaur will not be participating at the event after missing the qualification trails due to an injury, but she is very much part of the preparations. She feels that the camp is focused on preparing the wrestling for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. She also thinks that India will win medals in all 6 categories. 

“Presently in the Indian wrestling camp our focus is on preparing the wrestlers for the Commonwealth Games in April in Australia. With my experience I can safely say the Indian women wrestlers will win medals in all 6 categories they will compete and many of them will be gold medals,” Kaur wrote in her column in TOI. 

Kaur is currently training young Dwya Kakran, who will be representing India in the 65kg category. Kaur is also impressed with the progress the youngster, who won gold at the Wrestling Nationals last year, is making. 

“I am working hard especially with young Dwya Kakran who will be representing India in my weight category in Australia. I am happy with the progress she is making,” said Kaur about her ward. 

At a personal level, Kaur has had her ups and downs but is confident of a strong comeback. She said that her recent experience has taught her that as a sportsperson one should not be discouraged by any failure. 

“My recent experience taught me that as a sportsperson we should not be discouraged by any failure. I fell prior to the Commonwealth Games trials recently and could not qualify to represent India. Following that came my wonderful experience of becoming India's first woman wrestler to win an Asian Championships gold medal recently,” she wrote. 

The 28-year-old is now targeting Asian Games and wants to perform well there.

“As far as my individual preparations goes I am focusing on first getting selected for the Asian Games and then perform well there in Jakarta in October,” she stated. 

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