RBE No. 77/2014: Sports – Wrestlers – New Weight Categories – Clarification

No.2014/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy Clarifications, dated 17.07.2014

Sub: Recruitment of sportsperson (Wrestlers) against Sports Quota as per new weight categories – Clarification regarding.
Ref: Railway Board’s policy letter No.2010/E(Sports)/4(1)/1(Policy), dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189(B)/2010) and clarifications/ corrigendum issued thereto.

1. Wrestling Federation of India vide their letter No.WF1/Misc-14/2014, dated 04.02.2014 have informed about the change in weight categories for all future Wrestling (Freestyle and Greco Roman) competitions at International and National levels.
2. Accordingly, for recruitment of male wrestlers against sports quota for the year 2014-15 through Talent Scouting and Open Advertisement, Railways/ Unit shall follow the following guidelines:-

(i) All future recruitments of wrestlers against sports quota shall be as per new weight categories mentioned below in table.
(ii) However, the wrestlers who are eligible to be recruited in terms of criterion mentioned in above mentioned policy letter, of medal/ performance/ participation, shall be continued to be treated as eligible for recruitment and trials.
(iii) As to which weight category should be wrestler be eligible to be considered; it should be one closest to his old weight category in which he has his achievement. See table below.
(iv) The trial should be conducted against the wrestler from the weight category closest to the new weight category, subject to the condition that on the day of the trial both wrestlers’ actual body weight does not exceed the weight category for which recruitment is planned.
(v) The eligibility for recruitment & trials for considering the cases of wrestlers having recognized sports achievements as per old and new weight categories, shall be as under:

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 77/2014

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