India, March 5 -- Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has got the sports ministry's go-ahead to send the team for the Asian Championships to be held in Amman, Jordan from March 25-30, WFI president Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday.

The continental championships will be the first major international competition for Indian wrestlers since the Paris Olympics last August. India though fielded a team at the World Championships for non-Olympic weight categories held in Tirana, Albania last October.

WFI remains suspended by the sports ministry since December 2023 despite being recognised by United World Wrestling (UWW), the sport's global governing body. The current impasse has hit the wrestlers with many, including Paris Games bronze medallist ...