The Wrestling Federation of India hosted a level one coaching course in Sonipat ©UWW

The Wrestling Federation of India hosted a level one coaching course in Sonipat.

Supported by world governing body United World Wrestling, the event took place at the Northern Regional Centre in the town in Haryana state.

Held over eight days, the course attracted 80 coaches from across India.

It was delivered by UWW educator Batbayar Buyandelger and the regional development officer for Asia, Andrey Vorontsov. 

Participants took part in on-the-mat training as well as classroom sessions.

On-the-mat and classroom sessions were held as part of the course ©Getty Images
On-the-mat and classroom sessions were held as part of the course ©Getty Images

The Indian Federation has expressed its support for UWW's "Grow Wrestling" initiatives. 

They hope to participate in other projects to grow wrestling across India, as well as the rest of south-east Asia. 

India failed to win a medal at the UWW World Championships in Paris in August.

They did collect a bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, however, courtesy of Sakshi Malik in the women's freestyle 58 kilograms event.