Sushil Kumar vs Narsingh Yadav: Delhi HC to give verdict today
Sushil, who missed the event due to a shoulder injury, has been demanding a trial.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday will pronounce its order on wrestler Sushil Kumar's plea of holding trials against compatriot Narsingh Yadav for 74kg 2016 Rio Olympics berth.
While Narsingh had insisted that going to the Brazilian capital is his right as he secured the quota in the 74-kg category with a bronze medal finish in last year's World Championships, Sushil, who won gold in the same category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, called for trials to be conducted to determine who should go to Rio.
The High Court had earlier on May 17 refused to intervene in the matter and asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to meet Sushil and sort out the issue.
Sushil had also appealed to the Sports Ministry, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and WFI to give him a chance for the Rio Games, as quota according to the rules belongs to the country and not to a particular wrestler.
Narsingh has been staking his claim to represent India at the Olympics since last year when he secured a quota place at the World Championship in Las Vegas after winning a bronze in 74kg.
Sushil, who missed the event due to a shoulder injury, has been demanding a trial.
If the verdict does not come in favour of Sushil, he can still challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court.
But it could, however, well signal the end of the road for perhaps the greatest Indian Olympian, who won two back-to-back medals.