NEW DELHI: Indian sports, which has often been shamed due to its athletes using banned substances, suffered another moment of ignominy as freestyle wrestler Sumit Malik (125kg category) lost his place in the Tokyo-bound Indian contingent due to a failed dope test.
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DNA Special: From medal to murder, how Sushil Kumar lost to his ego - A name that was once associated with prestigious medals, has now been associated with murder.
Time will judge how sports fans would like to remember Sushil Kumar - a celebrated sportsperson or a jailed criminal.
NEW DELHI: Sushil Kumar s Wikipedia page, which profiles the celebrated wrestler s awe-inspiring journey from south west Delhi s Baprola village to his incredible podium finishes in the Olympics, Asiad, CWG and World Championships, has a recent update.
An update which no sports lover in the country, even pehelwan Sushil himself, would have thought they would ever see. It reads: On 23 May 2021, he (read Sushil) was arrested over alleged involvement in the murder of a 23-year-old fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar in Delhi.