Spotlight on Shushila as Indian judokas eye lone Olympic berth
Thu, Apr 01 2021 09:05:10 PM
By Navneet Singh
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IANS): When an Indian judo team competes in the Asia Oceania Judo Championships, an Olympic qualifier event starting on April 6 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the spotlight will be on Manipur's Shushila Devi in the women's 48kg event.
According to judo coach Jiwan Sharma, 26-year-old Shushila has the maximum points in her kitty, as of now, something that gives her an edge for Olympic qualification.
"She has an advantage over the other Indian players because of better global ranking. If she is able to enter the medal round, it will further brighten her chances of winning continental Olympic Games berth," Sharma told IANS.