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An Indian-origin wrestler has been nominated among six players who are going to represent Canada in Rio Olympics. Arjun Gill, has won the Canadian wrestling team trials, through the qualification process for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Arjun Gill, 24, won the 97-kg freestyle category at a three-day top-calibre freestyle and Greco-Roman.

Wrestling Canada Lutte is the national sport governing body for Olympic style wrestling in Canada. The body works to select and train Canada's teams that participate in international competitions. According to  Wrestling Canada Lutte’s authorities, the trial competitions has been concluded on Sunday and now they will focus on qualification tournaments.

Tamara Medwidsky, executive director of Wrestling Canada Lutte said,"With weight class rankings completed, Wrestling Canada Lutte staff can now concentrate on team preparations for the upcoming international qualification events in order to guarantee Canadian entries for the 2016 Olympic Games."

The international qualifying events are set to begin from March.  The first two-day international qualifier event  will start in Mongolia from 22nd April. On the other hand, the final international qualifying event  will take place in Istanbul, Turkey during 6-8 May. The  Pan American Olympic qualifier is scheduled to be held from  March 4-6 in the US.

The 2016 Olympic Games will be organized between August 5 – 21ST.10,500 Athletes from  206 countries are going to compete for 306 medal events said Olympic authorities.

-Nandini