Olympic silver-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar qualified for 2018 Commonwealth games after beating Jitender Kumar in 74 kg category and made headlines. However, an unfortunate incident took place between the alleged supporters of Sushil and fellow wrestler Praveen Rana as they engaged in a fight off the mat.
In a video posted by ANI the alleged supporters can be seen going haywire against each other. Few of them can be seen lying on the floor after the outbreak. They can be seen throwing bottles and chairs on each other in an ugly brawl. The video also shows a group of people bashing up Rana’s brother.
#WATCH: Scuffle broke out between alleged supporters of wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Parveen Rana at K. D. Jadhav Stadium in Delhi; reason not yet ascertained pic.twitter.com/sigLOa3koY
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017
Sushil condemned these malicious acts and also thanked his guru Satpal Singh and Baba Ramdev while talking to media after the qualification match.
It’s very unfortunate and highly condemnable what has happened today at the stadium. I do not support anyone who gets violence in between sportsmanship. My aim is to fight & win for my Nation like a true sportsman & not to win against any group or individual #JaiHind
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) December 29, 2017
It is very unfortunate and I condemn it. It is wrong, there is no space for such things in sports: Sushil Kumar pic.twitter.com/goBjB8JTz2
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017
My Guru Satpal Singh, and Baba Ramdev ji always keep motivating me to play well: Sushil Kumar after qualifying for 2018 Commonwealth Games pic.twitter.com/Nq9qNy5BW4
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017
Sushil posted a few videos of the qualification bouts via his Twitter handle as well –
Final selection trial for upcoming #Commonwealthgames Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/MfOYnNB2fO
— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) December 29, 2017
Praveen Rana behaved rudely after losing to Sushil in the semi-final round.
Final selection trial for upcoming #Commonwealthgames
Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/8ZTAFU3iY0— Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) December 29, 2017
Sushil told reporters while panting after the bouts,
…he bit me but no problem, it might be his tactics to stop me from performing well. All this is a part of sports.
Sushil recently made his international comeback with a bang by bagging a gold medal in the South Africa. Recently the 34-year-old had got the better of Rana in the Commonwealth Championships final.
