Sushil Kumar to miss Asian championship

April 29, 2011 03:13 am | Updated September 28, 2016 07:13 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

World champion Sushil Kumar will not be part of the Indian contingent for the Asian wrestling championship to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 19 to 22.

According to his personal trainer Yashvir Singh, Sushil, also the current Asian champion in 66kg freestyle category, did not participate in the selection trials as he was not fully fit.

The squad: Men: Freestyle: Rahul Aware (55kg), Rajneesh (60kg), Parveen Rana (66kg), Deepak (74kg), Naresh Kumar (84kg), Mausam Khatri (96kg), Naveen Mor (120kg).

Greco Roman: Rajender Kumar (55kg), Anil (60kg), Sandeep Yadav (66kg), Rajesh Kumar (74kg), Mahipal Singh (84kg), Amit Kumar (96kg), Rishi Pal (120kg).

Women: Priyanka Singh (48kg), Babita Kumari (51kg), Geeta (55kg), Alka Tomar (59kg), Sakshi Malik (63kg), Navjot Kaur (67kg), Gursharanpreet Kaur (72kg).

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