World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024, live streaming: India’s final chance for Paris quotas - where to watch, full schedule

Fourteen Indian wrestlers, including Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia, will battle for Paris 2024 quotas at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers, scheduled to start in Istanbul, Turkiye from Thursday.

The Istanbul meet will be the final opportunity for wrestlers to punch a ticket to the upcoming Summer Games. There will be three Paris 2024 Olympic quotas on offer in each weight class at Istanbul. Bouts will be live streamed.

The two finalists in each division will obtain Paris 2024 Olympic quotas for their respective countries. The third spot, meanwhile, will go to the winner of the playoff bout between the two bronze medallists in the weight class.

So far, India have secured only four quotas in wrestling for the Paris 2024 Olympics and all of them have come in women’s wrestling.

Antim Panghal (53kg) obtained India’s first quota from the 2023 World Wrestling Championships while Vinesh Phogat (50kg), Anshu Malik (57kg) and Reetika Hooda (76kg) added to the tally at the Asian Qualifiers in Bishkek last month.

With four quotas already in the bag, Mansi Ahlawat (62kg) and Nisha (68kg) will be India’s only women’s wrestlers at the Istanbul qualifying event. Mansi Ahlawat fell one win short of an Olympic quota in Bishkek but will look to put the heartbreak behind her by going all the way in Istanbul.

India have won five medals in men’s freestyle wrestling in the last four editions of the Summer Games. Two of them came at Tokyo 2020.

However, heading into Paris 2024, India’s participation in men’s freestyle looks uncertain. The onus will be on Aman Sehrawat, a former Asian and U23 world champion, and Olympian Deepak Punia to change that in Istanbul.

Aman, who is competing in the same division as Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, stopped one win short of a quota at the continental qualifiers in Bishkek and will be desperate to make his last chance count.

Deepak Punia, who narrowly missed a medal at Tokyo 2020, and Sujeet Kalakal, who competes in the same division as Tokyo bronze medal winner Bajrang Punia, unfortunately, couldn’t even compete in Bishkek due to flight delays owing to heavy rainfall in Dubai. Both are set to compete in Istanbul.

India will also be on the hunt for Olympic quotas in all six Greco-Roman categories.

Indian wrestlers at World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024

Men’s Greco-Roman: Sumit (60kg), Ashu (67kg), Vikas (77kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Nitesh (97kg), Naveen (130kg)

Women’s freestyle: Mansi (62kg), Nisha (68kg)

Men’s freestyle: Aman Sehrawat (57kg), Sujeet (65kg), Jaideep (74kg), Deepak Punia (86kg), Deepak (97kg), Sumit (125kg)

Where to watch World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 live in India

Watch the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 live streaming on the United World Wrestling’s (UWW) official website. There will be no live broadcast of the Olympic world wrestling qualifiers on any TV channel in India.

World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 schedule

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST)

May 9, Thursday

• Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg preliminary rounds - 12:30 PM onwards
• Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (semi-finals) - 8:30 PM onwards

May 10, Friday

• Women’s freestyle 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 76kg preliminary rounds - 12:30 PM onwards
• Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg repechage - 12:30 PM onwards
• Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg bronze medal matches - 7:15 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 76kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (semi-finals) - 8:30 PM onwards
• Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg and 130kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (3rd vs 3rd) - 11:00 PM onwards

May 11, Saturday

• Men’s freestyle 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg preliminary rounds - 12:30 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 76kg repechage - 12:30 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 76kg bronze medal matches - 7:15 PM onwards
• Men’s freestyle 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (semi-finals) - 8:30 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and 76kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (3rd vs 3rd) - 11:00 PM onwards

May 12, Sunday

• Men’s freestyle 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg repechage - 5:30 PM onwards
• Men’s freestyle 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg bronze medal matches - 7:15 PM onwards
• Men’s freestyle 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg Paris 2024 qualification rounds (3rd vs 3rd) - 8:30 PM onwards