CWG: Navjot expects rich medal haul from women wrestlers

NEW DELHI: Asian Championships gold-medalist in women’s 65kg freestyle, Navjot Kaur is positive that the Indian women’s wrestling contingent will go back with a wealthy medal haul from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.


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Writing in her column for TOI, Kaur said that the wrestlers are targeted to do neatly at CWG, beginning April 4. “Presently within the Indian wrestling camp our center of attention is on making ready the wrestlers for the Commonwealth Games in April in Australia,” wrote the 28-year-old.

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Kaur might not be collaborating at the event after lacking the qualification trails because of an damage, but she could be very much a part of the arrangements and is training the younger Dwya Kakran, who will likely be representing India within the 65kg category.

“I am running laborious particularly with younger Dwya Kakran who will likely be representing India in my weight category in Australia,” said Kaur about her ward, who gained gold at the Wrestling Nationals ultimate 12 months. “I am happy with the development she is making. With my enjoy I can safely say the Indian women wrestlers will win medals in all 6 classes they will compete and plenty of of them will likely be gold medals."

At a non-public degree, Kaur has had her americaand downs, but is confident of a powerful comeback. “My recent enjoy taught me that as a sportsperson we must now not be discouraged by any failure,” she wrote. “I fell previous to the Commonwealth Games trials lately and may now not qualify to represent India. Following that got here my glorious enjoy of becoming India's first women wrestler to win an Asian Championships gold medal lately."

“The giant thing was within the Asian Championships both Vinesh and me beat Japanese wrestlers. Japanese wrestlers are regarded as the sector's easiest wrestlers. Following that success the United World Wrestling ratings named me as the quantity two wrestler on this planet. Now my center of attention will likely be on seeking to maintain this same old one day too,” she added.

For Kaur, the next giant objective is the Asian Games. “As a ways as my individual arrangements is going I am specializing in first getting decided on for the Asian Games and then perform neatly there in Jakarta in October,” wrote Kaur. "After our performances at the Asian Championships our wrestlers have now won in self belief in executing our plans. We are good in our power and power and are running on bettering our speed of movement within the rip.”