Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday lost a legal battle in the Delhi High Court which dismissed his plea for selection trial for Rio games observing it may “jeopardise” the chances of selected candidate Narsingh Pancham Yadav and the country would be the “loser”.
Justice Manmohan acknowledged Sushil’s feats in the international arena and termed him a “legendary wrestler” in 66 kg weight category but did not allow him to have a chance to compete for the Olympic berth in the 74 kg category.
However, the HC asked Raj Singh, a senior Vice-President the Wrestling Federation of India, why perjury proceedings should not by initiated against him for filing a false affidavit in a plea moved by Sushil Kumar for a trial to decide who will represent the nation at Rio Olympics in 74 kg freestyle category.