**Policy Summary: Open Selection Trials for Kurash Discipline**
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, through the Sports Authority of India (SAI), is organizing open selection trials for the Kurash discipline to select athletes for the upcoming Kurash World Championship in October 2025. The trials will be held at the SAI Central Regional Centre (CRC) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from September 18th to 20th, 2025.
Eligibility criteria include: Athletes must have secured a medal in Cadet, Junior, or Senior categories at a recognized National or International Kurash event since 2022, be aged between 17 and 35 years (born between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2008), and possess a valid Indian passport with at least six months of validity. A valid medical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner is also required. Athletes currently featured in world ranking lists of other martial arts are ineligible.
Eligible weight categories are as follows: Men: 60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, 120 kg, and +120 kg; Women: 48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg, 78 kg, 87 kg, and +87 kg.
Participants must bring their original passport for age verification, two recent passport-size photographs, certificates of merit from national/international Kurash competitions since 2022, a duly filled self-declaration form (Annexure A), and Green and Blue Kurash Yakhtak uniforms conforming to international standards.
Further details are available on the official website of the Sports Authority of India: https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sainew. Release ID: 2166283.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for youth affairs and sports.
Kurash: A form of martial arts for which selection trials are being held.
Sports Authority of India: The organization under which the organizing committee for Kurash operates and is organizing the Open Selection Trials.
SAI CRC Bhopal: Sports Authority of India, Central Regional Centre Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, the venue for the selection trials.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: The city and state in India where the SAI CRC is located and the trials will be held.
Kurash World championship: The international Kurash competition for which the selection trials are being held.
Indian passport: A document that athletes must possess to be eligible for the trials.
National or International Kurash event: Type of Kurash competitions where medal secures are considered for eligibility.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Open Selection Trials for Kurash Discipline to be
Held at SAI CRC Bhopal
Posted On: 13 SEP 2025 4:35PM by PIB Bhopal
The duly constituted organizing committee for Kurash under The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is
organising an Open Selection Trials for the Kurash Discipline for Kurash World championship to be
held in October. The trials are scheduled to take place at the Sports Authority of India, Central
Regional Centre (CRC) Bhopal, (MP) from 18th and 20th September 2025.
The trials are open to the athletes who have secured at least a medal in Cadet, Junior, or Senior
categories at a recognised National or International Kurash event in the past three years (since
2022) and aged between 17 and 35 years (born between 1st January 1990 and 31st December
2008), who possess a valid Indian passport with at least six months’ validity. Athletes are required
to present a valid medical fitness certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner. However,
athletes currently featuring in the world ranking lists of other martial arts are not eligible.
The eligible weight categories for men include -60 kg, -66 kg, -73 kg, -81 kg, -90 kg, -100 kg, -120
kg, and +120 kg, while for women the categories are -48 kg, -52 kg, -57 kg, -63 kg, -70 kg, -78 kg, -
87 kg, and +87 kg. Participants must carry their original passport for age verification, two recent
passport-size photographs, Certificate of merit in national/international Kurash competitions from
2022 onward., and a duly filled self-declaration form (Annexure-A). It is mandatory for athletes to
bring Green and Blue Kurash Yakhtak uniforms as per international standards.
Further details are available on the official website of the Sports Authority of India:
https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai_new/**
(Release ID: 2166283)