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The Khelo India Youth Games: Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar has taken critical steps to familiarise young wrestlers with international rules, especially with the competitions in each weight category spreading over two days and requiring the grapplers to make weight on both days.

Competition manager VN Prasood, who is also the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) secretary general and an international referee, said it was important for the Khelo India competition to be played in consonance with the standard international rules.

“We want the wrestlers to go understand the rules and experiences they will face on the international stage. And weigh-in is a crucial aspect of Wrestling. Athletes will understand from an early age that they must make weight on both days if they do not want to risk being disqualified,” he said.