Wrestling stars Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat who became popular in all-over India because of Aamir Khan starrer sports biopic ‘Dangal’ were left shocked after they came to know that Wrestling Federation of India(WFI) had thrown them and the other two Phogat sisters- Ritu and Sangeeta out of the national camp.
According to sources, the Phogat sisters along with 15 other wrestlers were axed from the national camp for the Asian Games by the federation over their absence in the national camp in Lucknow and for breach of discipline.
Warning from Assistant Secretary of WFI
Vinod Tomar, assistant secretary of WFI, said to Sportskeeda, “As you know, the camp started on 10th May. But these wrestlers did not report to camp. Neither did they intimate us why they were not joining the camp.”
“How can we tolerate this?” he asked.
Explaining the issue, Tomar said, “The problem which arises due to this is that the partners suffer. Each wrestler has a sparring partner with whom he or she trains.”
Justifying the Federation decision, Tomar added, “Now, when one of the partners does not show up, the other suffers. We can’t let that happen. That’s why we took this decision yesterday (Wednesday).”
Well, this comes as bad news for the Phogat sisters as now they could be barred from the Asian Games trials scheduled for later this month.
Further, this also means that their hopes of representing the nation in the Jakarta Palembang Games which is going to be held in Indonesia in August-September later this year are on the verge of being dashed.
What Babita Phogat said?
When asked about her absence, Babita said that the injury was the main reason behind her absence.
She said, “I didn’t receive anything from the federation. Yes, I haven’t joined that camp yet as I am recovering from injuries to both my knees,”
Later, she added, “I admit I haven’t informed the federation yet but I will send an application to them today itself.”
Interestingly, Babita said that her sister Geeta in Bangalore training at a private facility and she has doesn’t know why her sister has not joined the camp.
she said, “Geeta is in Bangalore. I thought she has joined the camp. I am also going to Bangalore for my rehab at the JSW facilities.”
Check Out the list of wrestlers who were axed from the national camp:
Ritu Phogat (50kg), Indu Choudhary (50kg), Sangeeta Phogat (57kg), Geeta Phogat (59kg), Ravita (59kg), Manu Tomar (72kg), Kamini (72kg), Babita Phogat (53kg), Shravan (61kg), Pooja Tomar (62kg), Manu (62kg), Nandini Salokhe (62kg), Reshma Mane (62kg), Anju (65kg), and Satyawart Kadian (97kg).
Well, the Phoghat sisters are now in major trouble as the axe can cause a serious issue for them and their career in future.
Do you think, WFI took the right decision by axing them?
