New Delhi has become the hotbed for the COVID-19 virus currently and this has forced the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to relocate the 1st Open National Ranking Tournament from New Delhi to Uttar Pradesh.
The Ranking Tournament was scheduled from January 10-12 at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, IG Sports Complex, New Delhi but it will now be held at Nandini Nagar, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh).
"A lot of restrictions are being imposed in the national capital because of a surge in the Covid cases. We are expecting a full house as we have received record entries for the event so we shifted the venue. Since the 2021 nationals was organised in Nandini Nagar recently, the venue is ready to host the tournament," Vinod Tomar, WFI's assistant secretary, mentioned to The New Indian Express.
