Indian wrestlers Deepak Punia (86kg) and Sujeet Kalkal’s search for 2024 Paris Olympics quota places satisfied with a large blow as the duo have been not permitted to compete at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers on Friday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Sujeet (65kg) and Deepak, who narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, have been stranded at the Dubai Worldwide Airport considering the fact that Tuesday after the desert city was flooded because of to torrential rain.
According to the UAE governing administration, the nation recorded 259.5 mm of rainfall, the optimum in 75 decades.
Due to the rain and subsequent flood, 300 flights have been cancelled from Dubai.
Deepak and Sujeet reached Bishkek this early morning about 8 AM neighborhood time.
However, the organisers did not allow them to participate in the competitions in spite of the wrestlers meeting the requirements of matching the requisite overall body weights.
As Deepak and Sujeet’s odds of qualifying for the Paris Olympics from the Asian Qualifiers are over now, they will have an additional opportunity at the Environment Qualifiers in Could.
Despite the fact that the other Indian wrestlers reached Bishkek on time from India, Deepak, and Sujeet have been travelling to the central Asian nation from Dagestan, Russia, the place they ended up instruction from April 2 to 15.
The duo board a flight, booked by the WFI, from Makachkala to Bishkek via Dubai on April 16.
The men’s freestyle bouts will be having put on Friday, with 57kg group wrestler Aman Sehrawat top the Indian men’s team in the absence of Deepak Punia.
Vinesh Phogat (50kg) and Anshu Malik (57kg) are between the significant names in women’s freestyle wrestling who will vie for quota locations at this qualifying event.