New Delhi: Two-times Olympic medal winner Indian
wrestler Sushil Kumar was found missing from the list of Indian Olympics
Association (IOA) for the Rio games in August following a new system of
selection. IOA confirmed the news: “Sushil’s
name is not in the probables’ list we have received from the Wrestling
Federation of India (WFI)”
Kumar, who have won both his Olympic medals at
Beijing Olympics 2008 and London Olympics 2012 in the 66kg weight division,
will now more to court demanding trials to decide right candidates for Rio
Olympics.
The 32-year-old wrestling sensation’s participation
in the Rio Olympics ‘that has been fuelled by compatriot’ Narsingh Pancham
Yadav. Reports are that Yadav will play from the India quota in the weight
category of 74kg. Amid the speculations, a raging debate over whether trials
should be held in this category has started.
Narsingh, who have secured his place as wrestler in
the first Olympic quota after he won a bronze medal at the world championship
in Las Vegas at 2015, said: “Whoever is better and stronger of us (Sushil and
Narsingh Yadav) must be sent to Rio. I am ready for trials. Then only we can
determine who is stronger. Our government and federation have spent money on me
for the past two years so that I can do something for the country.”
However, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asserted
the players will be decided by WFI.
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