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    Shako, Koguashvili And Akaishi Picked As Coaches, Butler As HPD, As WFI Aims To Create History At Asiad, Olympics

    By IANS News April 23, 2026 • 19:36 PM View: 587
    American Ian Butler: Focused on winning multiple medals at the 2026 Asian Games and 2028 Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has appointed three foreign coaches and a High-Performance Director (HPD) to work with the national squad. The foreign experts are expected to resume office next month.

    Georgia’s Emzarios Bentinidis will be the men’s freestyle coach, Japan’s Kosei Akaishi will look after the women wrestlers, Gogi Koguashvili will be the coach for men’s Greco-Roman, while American Ian Butler will be the High-Performance Director, according to the Wrestling Federation of India release on Thursday.

    India has won at least one medal at the Olympic Games since 2008, and the national contingent recently grabbed 17 medals, including two gold and six silver, in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the WFI said in a release on Thursday.

    TAGS Emzarios Bentinidis Gogi Koguashvili Kosei Akaishi Ian Butler Asian Games Wrestling Federation Performance Director American Ian Butler Olympic Games Asian Wrestling Championships Sanjay Singh Tokyo Olympics National Coaching
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