India is likely to field a strong contingent at the Games, which was pushed back by a year to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi asked voters to be cautious, stating that "one wrong vote of yours will again push Bihar towards jungle raj"
An unprecedented five Khel Ratna and 29 Arjuna award recommendations have been made to the sports minister by the selection panel, raising eyebrows
Wrestler Kumar said that his life changed with the Olympic medal in 2008, while history was created with another medal in 2012.
I had been playing sports since I was a child but had little idea about the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, says Sakshi Malik
Sushil competes in the 74kg category in which India is yet to lock Olympic quota
Kumar's remarks came after the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) announced they will not send their teams to the Olympics
Asked about the bout Rana alleged it was Sushil's strategy to claim he had been bitten in order to take rest during the bout
Sushil won all his bouts but things took an ugly turn when Rana, after losing to the former in semifinal clash, claimed that decorated wrestler's supporters beat him and his elder brother
Sushil lifted the national gold, fighting for just two minutes and 55 seconds in five matches
The court also issued notice to WFI Vice President Raj Singh asking him why perjury proceedings should not be initiated against him for giving false affidavit before it
The two-time Olympic medallist has been requesting the WFI to conduct a trial before the Rio Games to decide who between him and Narsingh Yadav was better
The WFI had sought the Ministry's intervention to resolve the raging furore over whether to give the Olympic ticket to Narsingh or Sushil
India is sending its largest wrestling contingent to Rio Olympics but one champion wrestler is not on the list
Said that the matter will be resolved by Wrestling Federation of India
Said that a decision on Kumar will be taken by WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after holding trials