Kavita chosen for WWE meet

Former South Asian Games gold medal winner Kavita Devi has been selected to compete in the Mae Young Classic, the first World Wrestling Entertainment tournament for women, making her the first Indian woman to appear in the competition.

The Haryana born Kavita has undergone training under former WWE champion Khali at his Punjab-based wrestling promotion and training academy.

Kavita participated in the WWE Dubai tryout in April where she attracted attention of talent scouts.

“I am honoured to be the first Indian woman to compete in WWE’s first ever women’s tournament. I hope to use this platform to inspire other Indian women with my performance and make India proud,” Kavita said on Thursday.

WWE Talent Development vice president Canyon Ceman said: “Kavita Devi gave a strong performance at WWE’s 2017 Dubai tryout. She is an athletic and extremely strong woman who demonstrated a solid grasp of the fundamentals of sports entertainment, and a passion to improve that will serve her well in WWE’s upcoming Mae Young Classic tournament.”

The competition will take place on July 13 and 14 in Orlando, Florida.

The tournament is named after WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young. A total of 32 female wrestlers will participate in the single-elimination format tournament.