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Wrestler Sushil Kumar moves HC to secure Rio Olympics berth

By Ians English

New Delhi, May 16: Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking to hold trials for the 74kg class to secure a berth in the Indian wrestling squad for the upcoming Rio Olympics.

The case would come up for hearing on Tuesday.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar moves HC to secure Rio Olympics berth


Sushil Kumar took bronze in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and then silver in London in 2012 in the 66kg division but this was abolished by the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) in 2014.

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Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:36 [IST]
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