Sushil Kumar said that he will participate in the next competition for Olympic qualification.© AFP
Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar participated in the national selection trial to be held on Tuesday. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar said that Sushil informed the federation that he would not participate in the trial as he did not feel fully fit for it. The Indian wrestling squad – freestyle and Greco-Roman – will be selected for the Asian Olympic qualifiers and the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan in April on the basis of performance in the selection trials.
Commenting on the same, Sushil, who was re-elected as the President of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) last week, told ANI that due to issues related to SGFI, he did not get enough time for training. , And that is not the right mindset.
He also said that due to the SGFI problem, he was not focusing on practice and that is why he decided not to participate.
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Sushil said that now, as the SGFI issues have been resolved, he will start training and participate in any subsequent competition for Olympic qualification.
Tuesday’s trial will be held in freestyle in three Olympic weight classes – 74 kg, 97 kg, and 125 kg.
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