The team was to leave for the tournament on July 13 but applied for visa just three days prior to their departure. SMART BUYSAway from the high-profile and expensive purchases is a set of players who were sold for rather cheap despite their talent. Patna had a bright start to the match and Bengal levelled the score for the first time only in the eighth minute. A technically skilled player, Bedia is a product of the Racing Santander. In the boys’ junior singles final, Aariv of Gurukul Global School ended the challenge of Harkeerat of Manav Mangal School with a 3-1win. This time, the federation blamed ‘a couple of wrestlers’ for not providing their tax returns in time, which resulted in the delay. Despite that we need to be humble because we know… that Monza is not really the best track for us. Sushil, who was in Paris as the government observer, said the team should have returned to India instead. Brijbhushan Saran Singh, the president of Wrestling Federation of India , pinned the blame on the French federation and organisers for India’s dismal show. Ghavri also added that Shah had been asked to step down from his post as secretary based on the age .