New Delhi: The wait for which wrestler will represent the country in the 74kg weight category - Sushil Kumar or Narsingh Yadav - at the Rio Olympics continued as the Delhi high court on Wednesday again postponed the hearing, till Thursday.
On a day when all were awaiting a verdict, the court questioned the Olympic medallist wrestler for finding fault in the federation’s policy. “This is the policy (of WFI) which have been in place since long and now you (Sushil) are saying that this policy is wrong,” asked the court adding that the wrestler had gone for three Olympics by “following the same policy”. Senior advocate Amit Sibal, appearing for Sushil, stressed on the sports code to be followed by the federation. “Not having a trial is direct violation of the Sports Code.”
To this, the court however said, “He (Yadav) had qualified for the world wrestling championship and had won a medal. He is a champion. He has proved his mettle in an international event.” Meanwhile, WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar admitted that the case has delayed preparations of Rio-bound wrestlers.
