“But it wasn’t an ideal scenario so close to the championship,” the official said. The panic-stricken federation hastily decided to send the wrestlers to Paris 17 days before the world championship began. The bidding process had reached as high as a staggering 150 million Euros, but Klopp was adamant on keeping the Brazilian at Anfield. Ghavri, who played in 39 Tests and 19 ODIs for India, had formed a players’ association himself consisting of nine former players. Not surprisingly, the visas did not arrive in time, which forced India to withdraw. “It’s the same thing we see in Monza today. A technically skilled player, Bedia is a product of the Racing Santander. The 27-year old Czech, who is playing her?eighth tournament since missing five months of action afte. Instead, they were scheduled to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix, which was held in July. Indian wrestlers trained with teenaged wrestlers from Stiring-Wendel club, located in a border town 350km away from Paris.