Indian wrestlers trained with teenaged wrestlers from Stiring-Wendel club, located in a border town 350km away from Paris. There are a few shortcomings which we need to address. “Our wrestlers, though good, aren’t technically sound. Indian wrestlers train with French teenagers for World Championships. The team had to face similar problems even before the Rio Olympics, where they trained with Bulgarian juniors. However, the 13th-seeded Czech was in complete control from the start, never surrendering a break point the entire match. While playing for the Foxes, the pair had forged a strong midfield partnership that helped the minnows win an unprecedented Premier League title in 2015-16. Stranded, the federation put out a SOS signal to Damien Jacomelli, a French wrestling coach who is now privately involved with a few Indian grapplers. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. Having said so, our attitude will be humble, but not surrendering.