WFI ropes in four foreign coaches to train wrestlers for marquee events

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Shako Bentinidis, a three-time Olympian and a erstwhile European champion, is good known arsenic Worlds and Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia’s idiosyncratic coach. | Photo Credit: Emzarios Bentinidis/Instagram

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) person finalised 4 coaches, including precocious show manager Ian Butler from the USA, to bid the country’s elite wrestlers successful the run-up to this year’s Asian Games and 2028 Olympics.

The different 3 coaches are Shako Bentinidis, Gogi Koguashvili and Kosei Akaishi. They are expected to motion their contracts adjacent week.

Published - April 23, 2026 06:28 p.m. IST

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