With per week to move for the beginning of the Commonwealth Video games, Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is bullish about Indian wrestlers’ probabilities, claiming they are able to win all 12 gold medals on be offering throughout women and men classes. Good fortune, on the other hand, will play its phase, Singh added.
In an interview with The Indian Specific, the WFI leader talks concerning the courses learnt from the Tokyo Olympics, the want to agree with Indian coaches and whether or not he’ll be willing to take price of the Indian Olympic Affiliation, which is lately with no everlasting president.
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Do you suppose India can win all 12 gold medals on the Commonwealth Video games?
Personally, our group is the most productive within the CWG. Alternatively, you’ll be able to’t say we will be able to win the entire gold medals as a result of one day, good fortune additionally performs an element. For instance, what came about with Deepak Punia on the Tokyo Olympics (he misplaced the bronze medal bout within the ultimate few seconds)… Vinesh Phogat was once one of the vital positive shot medals. However not anything is unattainable as a result of we’ve were given a forged contingent.
What’s your common evaluation after Tokyo Olympics?
I used to be a tad upset with the result of Tokyo. I used to be anticipating 4 medals, together with a gold. We simplest controlled to reach 50 in step with cent of our goal. Everybody was once pleased with the 2 medals however now not me. Vinesh now not successful a medal was once very unlucky, and from Bajrang (Punia), we had been anticipating gold however he received a bronze. I used to be extremely positive that we’ll have one medal between Deepak and Sonam (Malik). I used to be positive about Ravi (Dahiya). I think that Deepak was once a little bit unfortunate, however alternatively, you’ll be able to’t blame future. It was once our fault as smartly. Deepak now not successful the medal is on us. If the overseas trainer didn’t put drive on him to spar prior to the bout, the bronze was once secured.
WFI leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. (Specific picture)
After the Olympics, we made few adjustments. I’ve taken some tricky choices and was once critically criticised for it.
The primary important resolution I took proper after the Tokyo Video games was once that we might have trials for the Olympics. Now we have handed the rule of thumb in our the overall frame assembly. In case you have received a quota, it doesn’t imply that you will the Olympics.
Global Wrestling Championships shall be held in September. When will the pains be held?
We will be able to announce the date after CWG. Wrestlers will want a while to get better.
Is there a plan for grooming wrestlers on the junior stage too, particularly Greco-Roman?
Within the Asian cadet and global cadet championship, we completed 3rd in Greco-Roman. We by no means did smartly within the taste as it was once neither within the faculty video games nor within the College video games. In India, those that had been not able to compete within the freestyle used to absorb Greco-Roman. Now, Greco-Roman is within the faculty video games, however probably the most difficult phase was once to incorporate it within the College Video games. It was once a tiring procedure; it took me two years to get it finished. You are going to see certain ends up in Greco-Roman. It’s making improvements to.
Why are you so inflexible about Indian coaches and are in opposition to overseas coaches?
We don’t have overseas coaches for such a lot of months now. We’re successful medals on the Worlds in males’s and girls’s freestyle or even in Greco-Roman. The overseas coaches don’t have the magic wand. Who helped the likes of Sushil, Yogeshwar, and Ravi to win medals? All coaches had been Indian. We gave given one particular trainer to Bajrang, and he returned with a bronze. I’m inflexible about Indian coaches as a result of they retain them targeted. Our athletes desire a father or mother. It’s not that i am totally in opposition to overseas coaches, however I don’t need them on the venue. I’m ok with the learning and all, however I don’t need them on the venue. If our wrestler desires them, simplest then it’s ok.
What’s your downside with non-public our bodies, like OGQ and JSW coming into the game?
That subject is settled now. We had a couple of prerequisites. First, the federation doesn’t desire a unmarried penny from them, be it JSW or OGQ. 2nd, the federation and SAI will make a decision when and the place the wrestler will teach and who shall be their sparring companions, now not them . 3rd, until now, they had been simplest eager about those that are medal contenders; those that have now not received medals shall be left on the airport. However now we’ve instructed them to not glance simplest after our cream wrestlers. We will be able to give them the record in response to performances.
From desk tennis to soccer, and hockey, courts are intervening within the functioning of sports activities our bodies. What’s your view on it, and if given a possibility, would you run for the IOA leader?
There’s a game code for the entire federations. I’ve one query: Committee of Directors has grow to be a norm this present day in each federation, however they’ve by no means raised a finger against the WFI, why? The reason being easy: we’ve adopted the federal government’s tips. It’s the govt this is taking good care of our athletes, they’re giving us the budget, and we will have to apply the ideas equipped by means of the federal government. There have been factor in these types of federations; they weren’t even carrying out the elections well timed.
To respond to your final a part of the query, no, I don’t need to grow to be the IOA leader. Mai jahaan hun khush hun. kyunki mai sambhal nahi pauga. Mere bas ka nahi hai (I’m satisfied the place I’m. I received’t have the ability to take the additional duty).