The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has selected 30 wrestlers including World Championships medallists Deepak Punia and Antim Panghal for the Senior Asian Championships to be held in Amman, Jordan from March 25 to 30.

Ten wrestlers each were picked in the men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman, as well as women’s categories during the selection trials conducted by the WFI. The WFI said it invited top wrestlers from across the country to participate in the trials ensuring a highly competitive and transparent selection process.

The selected wrestlers in the Men’s Freestyle are Chirag (57kg), Udit (61kg), Sujit (65kg), Vishal Kaliraman (70kg), Jaideep (74kg), Chandermohan (79kg), Mukul Dahiya (86kg), Deepak Punia (92kg), Jointy Kumar (97kg) and Dinesh (125kg).

The wrestlers competing in Men’s Greco-Roman category are Nitin (55kg), Sumit (60kg), Umesh (63kg), Neeraj (67kg), Kuldeep Malik (72kg), Sagar (77kg), Rahul (82kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Nitesh (97kg) and Prem (130kg).

In the Women’s Wrestling, the WFI has selected Ankush (50kg), Antim (53kg), Nishu (55kg), Neha Sharma (57kg), Muskan (59kg), Manisha (62kg), Monika (65kg), Mansi Lathar (68kg), Jyoti Berwal (72kg) and Reetika (76kg).