Dutt did not appear for the customary weigh-in for the competition. He has a waist injury and does not want to risk further aggravating his injury, especially with the Olympics only two months away,” said an official on condition of anonymity. “If you...

For the organisers, the news could not have been worse after Olympic-bound Geeta (55kg) opted out of the competition while her sister Babita (48kg) was forced to pull out due to an injury. Another grappler Amit Kumar, who had qualified for the London [...

Sushil was the third Indian casualty after two other London Games-bound wrestlers, Yogeshwar Dutt and Amit Kumar, pulled out due to health reasons. While Sushil and Dutt are nursing niggles, Amit has been forced to sit out after being diagnosed with...

In the wrestling circle, Dutt was then seen as India’s best medal prospect for the 2008 Beijing Games. He almost fulfilled those expectations—he was a match away from a medal fight when he lost in the quarter-finals in Beijing. But almost is not good...

"We will take a call on his participation tomorrow. He is still recovering from the injury. His first bout is on Saturday and that gives us some time to decide. We will take a call keeping in mind the London Olympics [ Images ] as we don't want to rush...

Apart from training hard, considerable effort is going into the softer aspects of the preparation: motivation and mental strength. Of course, Indians are no longer unknown faces in the international circuit; some like boxers Mary Kom and Vijender...