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Sushil moves Delhi HC seeking trial with Narsingh for Rio Olympics berth

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi/patiala
May 16, 2016 05:07 PM IST

Wrestler Sushil Kumar moved the Delhi high court on Monday, seeking a trial between him and Narsingh Yadav to decide India’s representative in the 74kg freestyle category for the Rio Olympics.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar asked the Delhi high court on Monday to hold a trial between him and Narsingh Yadav to decide India’s representative in the 74kg freestyle category for the Rio Olympics.

Sushil Kumar wants trials to decide who will represent India in the 74kg category at Rio, while Narsingh Yadav has alleged the berth is rightfully his as he won the quota berth.(HT file photo/Sunil Saxena)
Sushil Kumar wants trials to decide who will represent India in the 74kg category at Rio, while Narsingh Yadav has alleged the berth is rightfully his as he won the quota berth.(HT file photo/Sunil Saxena)

Sushil, India’s only double Olympic medallist, has filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court on Monday and the matter is listed for tomorrow. The petition was filed on his behalf by lawyer Kaushik Moitra.

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Sushil has been demanding for the trials to be held in the 74 kg weight category in which Narsingh Pancham Yadav has won the quota for the country after he won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships that was held in Las Vegas, USA. HT had carried a report on May 13, titled ‘Wrestler Sushil Kumar may move court for Rio Olympics berth’.

The federation will take a call on Tuesday, when WFI’s selection committee will meet to decide on Sushil’s request.

The committee is headed by WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, secretary general VN Parsood, chief coach of the freestyle team Jagmender Singh, former Olympian Jay Prakash and Arjuna awardee Pappu Yadav.

When the committee meets, its first task would be to seek a report from the chief coach. Sushil’s fate is likely to be sealed as it is being claimed that he hasn’t trained under Jagmender.

Sushil had written two letters in this regard. A separate one has been mailed to the Prime Minister’s Office that seeks an appointment with Narendra Modi to seek his blessings for the Olympic journey. Sushil had also written to sports minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, WFI and SAI director general, Injeti Srinivas, requesting for trials to be held.

Sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal earlier ruled out an intervention in the Kumar-Yadav selection battle, saying the matter is for the Wrestling Federation of India to decide.

Read | Olympic gold dreams crushed? Sushil Kumar not in Rio probables’ list

The WFI had sought the ministry’s intervention to resolve the row over whether to give the Olympic ticket to Yadav, who clinched the quota berth, or hold trials to present double Olympic-medallist Kumar a chance in the 74kg category.

“Government has nothing to do with it. The Federation, which is an autonomous body, is the final authority. We stood by the national sports code and respect the autonomy of all sports Federations,” Sonowal said.

Kumar approached the Prime Minister over the issue on Friday. He has also launched an online campaign, appealing for a trial with videos and

posts on his Twitter handle.

Yadav, who won the Olympic quota at the World Championships late last year, has asserted that he is the more deserving candidate due to his greater experience in the 74kg freestyle division. The Mumbai-based grappler has also threatened to approach the court on the issue.

Read more:

Nuts and bolts of Sushil Kumar vs Narsingh Yadav

Why trials with Sushil? Rio berth is mine, says wrestler Narsingh Yadav

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