Disappointed at not winning gold in the London Olympics, India's silver medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar today said if he had attacked his Japanese opponent first then he could have defeated him in the final.

"Had I attacked the Japanese wrestler first, I could have won the gold medal for India in London Olympics," Sushil told reporters in Bhopal. The silver medallist arrived here to take part in the Madhya Pradesh government's Shikhar Khel Award ceremony, to be held later in the evening.