The World Federation of India (WFI) has issued a show-cause notice to 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawatfor failing to maintain weight at World Wrestling Championships. Aman, who was a strong medal contender in men's freestyle 57kg, got disqualified from the marquee event after he weighed more than 1.7kg above the permissible limit. Sehrawat, along with coaching staff, faced stern action for the overweight incident. Chief coach Jagmander Singh, along with coaches Vinod, Virender, and Narender have been asked to give their explanations in the incident. Within two months, India witnessed their two key wrestlers getting disqualified from the World Championships.
Speaking to IANS, a WFIofficial said, “We have served a show-cause notice
to Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat for being overweight at the World Wrestling Championships. The same notice has also been issued to the support staff assisting him in Zagreb. They must reply by September 29. We will hear their side of the story before taking a final decision. We had earlier suspended Neha Sangwan for being overweight. When the government is spending crores on you, you must take things seriously or be ready to face action.”
India won only one medal in World Wrestling Championship 2025
India could bag only one medal in the distinguished wrestling event, held in Zagreb from September 13 to 21. It was Antim Panghal’s effort that helped India to pull off the bronze medal in the 53kg women's freestyle on September 18.
Panghal’s performance can make India proud but Sehrawat’s disqualification is a cause of concern as it has been the third incident within 15 months when India’s wrestler got barred from the competition due to overweight issues. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Vinesh Phogat also got disqualified for failing to maintain weight as per requirements.
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