Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Schedule, timing, where to watch

14 spots will be on offer when the Indian grapplers take the mat at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers kicks-off in Almaty, Kazakhstan starting April 9. The Wrestling Federation of India conducted trials for both men and women last month in the country.

While all the six Greco-Roman spots (60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg, 130kg) are up for grabs, the Indian women will be competing in five weight categories (50kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg, 76kg). The only men’s freestyle spots that India will be competing in are 74kg, 97kg and 125kg.

So far, four Indian wrestlers have booked their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics. They are Ravi Kumar Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg), Deepak Punia (86kg) and Vinesh Phogat (women’s 53kg).

In case, any wrestler fails to make the Tokyo Olympics cut from the Kazakhstan event, they will have a chance at the World qualifiers from May 6 to 9 in Bulgaria.

Almaty, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 is set to host the final continental qualification event for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Asian Olympic Qualifier. The tournament kicks off next Friday (April 9-10) and will welcome over 200 athletes from 24 countries. 📽️@uwwasia pic.twitter.com/UjThdlow9m
— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) March 30, 2021

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Here are the details you need to know about the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers

Tournament: Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers

Dates: April 9-11, 2021

Venue: Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports

City: Almaty

Category: Men’s freestyle, women’s wrestling, Greco-Roman

Indian squad at Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers

Men’s Freestyle: Sandeep Singh Mann (74kg), Satyawart Kadian (97kg) and Sumit Malik (125kg)

Greco-Roman: Gyaneder (60kg), Ashu (67kg), Gurpreet Singh (77kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Ravi (97kg) and Naveen (130kg).

Women: Seema Bisla (50kg), Anshu Malik (57kg), Sonam Malik (62kg), Nisha Dahiya (68kg), Pooja Sihag (76kg).

Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers schedule

Friday, April 9

Greco-Roman – (60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg, 130kg)

Qualification rounds – 10:30 AM IST - 12:30 PM IST

Semifinals – 12:30 PM IST - 1:30 PM IST

Repechages – 1:30 PM IST - 2:00 PM IST

Finals – 5:30 PM IST - 8:30 PM IST

Saturday, April 10

Women’s Wrestling – (50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg, 76kg)

Qualification rounds – 10:30 AM IST - 12:30 AM IST

Semifinals – 12:30 PM IST - 1:30 PM IST

Repechages – 1:30 PM IST - 2:00 PM IST

Finals – 5:30 PM IST - 8:30 PM IST

Sunday, April 11

Men’s Freestyle (57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg, 125kg)

Qualification rounds – 10:00 AM IST - 12:30 AM IST

Semifinals – 12:30 PM IST - 1:30 PM IST

Repechages – 1:30 PM IST - 2:00 PM IST

Finals – 5:30 PM IST - 8:30 PM IST

Where to watch the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers

Wrestlingtv.in will livestream the three-day event. Viewers can view the live action on their YouTube channel. No television channel will telecast the event in India.