Yogeshwar Dutt's London Olympics bronze medal will not be upgraded to gold after the United World Wrestling (UWW) made it clear that the top-place finisher in men's 60kg freestyle - Togrul Asgarov of Azebaijan - had not tested positive for a banned substance. Some sections of Indian media had reported that Yogeshwar- whose London bronze is likely to be upgraded to silver after the sample of silver medallist, Russia's Besik Kudukhov, had returned positive for a banned substance in a retest - would now get gold now as Asgarov's sample too had tested positive. “Contrary to news reports, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Togrul Asgarov has never been in violation of UWW's antidoping policy ,” the world body tweeted from its official Twitter handle.
Yogeshwar, who had bowed out in the first round of 65kg freestyle at the recently concluded Rio Olympic Games, had lost to Kudukhov in the pre-quarterfinals in London Games. But once the Russian advanced to the final, the Indian got another chance in the repechage round and went on to win a bronze. An official confirmation on whether Yogeshwar would get the silver is still awaited.
