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Warning hurt me, medal should silence critics: Sushil Kumar
Still sore about the warning he received from the Sports Ministry last month, ace wrestler Sushil Kumar believes he has silenced his critics with the gold medal he won in last week's German Grand Prix.
Still sore about the warning he received from the Sports Ministry last month, ace wrestler Sushil Kumar believes he has silenced his critics with the gold medal he won in last week's German Grand Prix.
Sushil said he was hurt after the Steering Committee of the Sports Ministry censured him for being overweight and getting disqualified from the Asian Championship in Thailand.
The hurt grappler, however, took it in stride and bounced back in style, winning the gold in the 66kg freestyle category in the German Grand Prix in Dortmund.
"The Sports Ministry's warning on the weight problems during the Asian Championships hurt me a lot. So, I had a point to prove and this gold is a fitting reply to all my critics," Sushil told PTI.
The Steering Committee had censured Sushil and warned two wrestling coaches -- Jasbir Singh and Vladimir Mestvirishvili -- last month after the Beijing Olympic bronze medalist was disqualified from the Asian Championship at Pattaya for being overweight.
