Rio 2016: Narsingh's fate to be determined at 7:30 pm

August 18, 2016 08:40

The Wrestling Federation of India is standing firmly behind dope-tainted Narsingh Yadav, whose fate in the Rio Olympics would be determined by the Court of Arbitration of Sports in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is confident that Narsingh has every chance to compete in the Olympics.

"We have done our homework. Narsingh has come here only after he was given the green signal from the International governing body. Is it some kind of a joke?" Singh said at the wrestling venue of Carioca Arena 2, on the eve of Narsingh's hearing.

"As a matter of fact, an athlete is not allowed inside the Olympic Village unless his name is not cleared. He's got a valid athlete accreditation as his name is cleared for the 74kg men's freestyle competition," he pointed out.

Asked about the speculation of Narsingh facing the prospect of receiving a career-threatening four-years ban, the WFI chief: "It's all creation of a section of media who want to end his career. He will very much compete and return with a medal."

It has been learnt that the hearing has been postponed by two hours and will be held at 11 am local time (7:30 pm IST) at an undisclosed city hotel.

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