Uncertainty over Pakistan wrestlers playing in the Asian Championships to be held from 18 to 23 February 2020 finally ended after the government granted visas. The decision on the participation of China wrestlers will be known only on today, ie Monday, 17 February 2020.
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Vinod Tomar, Assistant Secretary of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said that the entire Pakistani team was given a visa. Pakistan is sending a team of four freestyle wrestlers, a coach, and a referee. It will be the first Pakistani team to participate in any sporting event in India after the Pulwama terror attack in February last year.
The four Pakistani wrestlers are Muhammad Bilal (57 kg), Abdul Rahman (74 kg), Tayyab Raza (97 kg) and Zaman Anwar (125 kg). Not giving visas to Pakistani wrestlers would have had serious consequences for India, including a possible ban on the Indian wrestling federation from the world body and that too in the Olympic year. However, the situation regarding the 40-member wrestling team of China has not been clear yet. His travel-related documents have not yet been approved due to the dreaded coronavirus infection.
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