new delhi the wrestling federation of india wfi on tuesday shifted the mens trials for the world championship from sonepat to delhis ig stadium keeping in mind better organisation facilitiesthe parent body also insisted that the decision to shift venue was not taken in anticipation of disruption from unruly fans at the bahalgarh complexrecently a few referees had requested the wrestling federation of india wfi to change the venue for fridays trials since they feared for their safety at the small hall at sai centre in sonipatthere is no place for fans to sit and watch the proceedings at the bahalgarh centre and it usually becomes difficult to contain supporters in case they do not agree with the decision of the officiating referee and judgeswe have shifted the venue to ig stadium in delhi because there is huge interest in world championship trials fans thousands in number are expected to come and watch the small wrestling hall at bahalgarh cannot accommodate so many fans wfi assistant secretary vinod tomar saidasked if the referees request has forced them to change the venue tomar replied in negativeno no its not about referees wherever the wfi conducts trials the referees will have to report its about better management ig stadium has good seating capacity and trials can be conducted smoothly there he insistedhowever history suggests that even ig stadium witnessed ugly scenes during the 2018 commonwealth games trials when supporters of star grappler sushil kumar and praveen rana exchanged blowsthe mens trials will begin at 8am on friday and it has been decided to hold trials for only six olympic weight categories 57kg 65 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97kg and 125 kgtwotime olympic medallist sushil kumar who competes in 74kg has sent his entry for the trialsthe trials four other categories which are part of the world championship will be conducted later the trials for women are scheduled to be held on sunday in lucknow