‘Stay on your feet.’ Sahin gets a leg hold, but somehow, on his hands and feet and scrambling, Sushil slips away. Sushil gets to pick the ball. Seconds into the opening round, Sushil gets a leg lock in place. Outside, there is a poster of Sushil Kumar kissing his Olympic bronze medal from 2008. Sushil Kumar, for a moment, is hit by a wave of self-pity, by regret, and he forgets that he’s sworn off swear words.

Source: Mint July 28, 2016 10:21 UTC