CWG 2022: Opportunity for Vinesh, Sakshi to regain form

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The comparatively weaker subject on the Commonwealth Video games will likely be a perfect alternative for a struggling Vinesh Phogat to regain her confidence whereas a determined Sakshi Malik would seek for relevance, at the same time as most Indian wrestlers are anticipated to pierce by the attracts.

The CWG will likely be necessary not just for Vinesh and Sakshi but additionally for Bajrang Punia, who has been a bit iffy about his attacking prowess since struggling a mind-unsettling and doubt-creating knee damage forward of the Tokyo Olympics.

He lately underwent just a few medical assessments, and the outcomes restored his confidence that his physique just isn’t at risk of breaking down, if pushed. He can afford to go all out on the CWG, the place wrestling powerhouses like Iran, Russia, Japan and Kazakhstan don’t compete.

Solely Canadian and Nigerian wrestlers can put up some severe problem earlier than the Indians, who’ve been dominating this quadrennial occasion for years now.

The 28-year-old Bajrang want to get that factor of assault again in his sport. His largest energy has at all times been his immense stamina. He retains quite a bit in his tank and has actually dominated the latter half of the bouts along with his enviable endurance.

Vinesh was some of the dominant forces within the wrestling world earlier than the Tokyo Video games and her fortunes have solely nosedived since her shock medal-less exit from the Japanese capital.

A lot to the shock and disappointment of eager observers of the game, Vinesh, of late, is even struggling to go previous her compatriots. This was one thing unthinkable earlier than the Tokyo Olympics, the place she had gone as one of many sizzling favourites for a medal.

Her struggles with the psychological facet of the sport and the run-ins with the institution after the Tokyo Video games took a toll and made it a posh and hard journey again to normalcy.

The CWG will be the platform which provides Vinesh her confidence and rhythm again. outcome will definitely enhance her morale and provides the assumption that she will be able to nonetheless be the drive that her rivals throughout the globe have been at all times cautious of.

Not a lot time is left for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and sooner Vinesh begins to consider in her means, the higher for her.

Equally, the CWG will likely be essential for Sakshi, whose struggles gave the impression to be unending till she discovered her misplaced confidence again after classes with a psychologist. She lastly managed to beat Sonam Malik within the CWG trials within the semifinals after shedding 4 straight bouts to the younger wrestler.

She additionally beat Manisha within the last to assert the 62kg berth, having misplaced to the identical wrestler for the Asian Championship trials.

Sakshi isn’t just defending anymore. She is seeking to dominate, rating factors, and end her bouts rapidly, and these are good indicators.

The 29-year-old has not acquired any main outcomes since her Rio Olympic bronze medal wining feat and by grabbing a medal at a multi-discipline sporting occasion just like the CWG, she will be able to make a comeback.

Tokyo Video games silver medallist Ravi Dahiya (57kg) is such a category wrestler that on the CWG stage, he can win with even one leg and one arm. He wouldn’t want his ‘A’ sport to defeat wrestlers from nations that aren’t historically sturdy on this sport.

It shouldn’t be a troublesome job for Deepak Punia (86kg) too, however he must maintain his physique as he has been pulling out of competitions fairly often attributable to accidents.

For Naveen (74kg), Deepak (97kg) and Mohit Grewal (125kg) additionally, it’s a good alternative to get a big-event medal.

Within the girls’s occasion, Anshu Malik too has been coping with just a few niggles, however she is so gifted that will probably be a shock if she doesn’t return with a gold medal. Ever since she began competing on the senior circuit, Anshu’s transition has been outstanding.

Her approach, energy and most significantly, the self perception has been key to her fast success. There isn’t any doubt that she is the one for the longer term.

A world championship silver medal final 12 months raised her stature in Indian wrestling immensely.

Divya Kakran (68kg) is one other wrestler who is anticipated to dominate the sector on the CWG whereas Pooja Gehlot (50kg) and Pooja Sihag (76kg) will likely be contenders of their respective weight classes.

For the report, India had completed on the prime within the wrestling tally with 12 medals, together with 5 gold, within the 2018 version in Gold Coast. In 2014, the staff completed second behind Canada.

In 2010, the staff gained 19 medals to assert the highest spot.

Indian Squad: Males’s Freestyle: Ravi Kumar Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg), Naveen (74kg), Deepak Punia (86kg), Deepak (97kg) and Mohit Grewal (125kg).

Girls’s staff: Pooja Gehlot (50kg), Vinesh Phogat (53kg) Anshu Malik (57kg), Sakshi Malik (62kg), Divya Kakran (68kg) and Pooja Sihag (76kg).

Wrestling occasions to start out from August 5.