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Rio Olympics 2016: Delhi High Court dismisses Sushil Kumar's plea seeking trial with Narsingh Yadav

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) conducted a transparent process of selection, says Delhi HC.

Jun 06, 2016, 14:23 PM IST

Sushil Kumar, Narsingh Yadav await Delhi High Court verdict in Rio Olympics quota row

Going by norms in WFI guidelines, a quota belongs to the country and not to an individual wrestler, and former world champion Sushil pointed out that there should be a trial in 74kg category to decide who would go to Rio.

Jun 05, 2016, 23:15 PM IST

Rio Olympics 74kg berth: Delhi HC to pronounce order on Sushil Kumar's plea on June 6

Narsingh has been staking his claim to represent India at the Olympics since last year.

Jun 02, 2016, 18:08 PM IST

Rio Olympics berth: Hearing in Sushil Kumar, Narsingh Yadav issue deferred to June 2 by Delhi High Court

Sushil had approached the high court after his name did not figure in India’s Rio preparatory camp.

Jun 01, 2016, 17:28 PM IST

Sushil Kumar vs Narsingh Yadav: No decision yet on Rio Olympics 74kg berth, HC defers hearing to June 1

Hearing the case, Justice Manmohan said that it was sad to see that both the wrestlers were being used as pawns for federation politics.

May 30, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: Sushil Kumar vs Narsingh Yadav - HC likely to take final call today

Earlier, in a hearing regarding the case on May 17, HC refused to intervene in the matter and asked WFI to meet Sushil and sort out the issue.

May 27, 2016, 10:41 AM IST

Sushil Kumar accuses Wrestling Federation of India of back-tracking from its promise

Sushil, however, added that he was not angry with the federation.

May 21, 2016, 15:37 PM IST

Rio Olympics: Sushil Kumar's dream unlikely to come true as WFI not keen on trial

A special WFI committee, formed on the instruction of the court, held a meeting with the two-time Olympic medallist today, to sort out as to who between Sushil and Narsingh would represent India in the men's 74kg freestyle category at the mega-event in August.

May 18, 2016, 20:25 PM IST

Rio Olympics berth row: Delhi HC refuses to intervene, asks WFI to meet Sushil Kumar on Wednesday to solve issue

Court said that even though the Sushil has done well for the country in the past, decision cannot be taken based on that as WFI had the power to take a final call.

May 17, 2016, 12:20 PM IST

Sushil Kumar moves court seeking trials for 74kg Rio Olympics berth

As per rules, Narsingh Pancham Yadav has been included in the men's 74kg freestyle division for the camp as he had acquired the berth at the World Championship last year, while Sushil's name does not figure.

May 16, 2016, 15:49 PM IST

Sushil Kumar denies writing letter to Prime Minister seeking intervention in ongoing controversy

Sushil said that there was no truth behind the ongoing media stories about his request for intervention to PMO.

May 16, 2016, 09:47 AM IST

Setback for Sushil Kumar: Name omitted from Wrestling Federation of India's Rio Preparatory camp

Only the quota place earning wrestlers have been included in the list.

May 15, 2016, 18:36 PM IST

Sushil Kumar is a great wrestler but I am better than him in 74kg category: Narsingh Yadav

While Sushil's name was not included in the list of probables sent to Indian Olympics Association (IOA) by Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the two-time medalist has requested for fresh trials to decide the best candidate to represent India at the Olympics.

May 13, 2016, 13:03 PM IST