Briefcase 1 Sushil is a two-time Olympic medallist2 He won Silver in London and Bronze in Beijing3 WFI and Sushil had some bad blood among them after the Narsingh Yadav sagaHas the bitter war between Sushil Kumar and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) subsided? May be it's too early to say that but WFI's decision to recommend Sushil's name for the Padma Bhushan indicate that the relations may improve in the coming days. Sushil had applied for the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the country, and his application was forwarded to the sports ministry on the recommendation of the WFI. "It's been some time since Sushil applied for the Padma Bhushan. Sushil, a Padma Shri in 2011, had applied for the Padma Bhushan last year as well but it was his mentor and father-in-law Satpal who was chosen for the award.

Source: India Today September 06, 2016 08:37 UTC