Stretching himself against an injury prone body, Olympic medallist said that the 2016 Olympics will be his last appearance and he is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to sign off with a gold medal
Yogeshwar Dutt
New Delhi: Stretching himself against an injury prone body, Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt yesterday said that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza and he is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to sign off with a gold medal.
Yogeshwar Dutt. Pic/Getty Images
"Rio will be my last Olympics and I am extremely keen to sign off with a medal. I am all focused on my preparations and aiming for a gold medal," Yogeshwar told PTI.
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The 32-year-old, however, made it clear that he would not retire after the Olympic Games and might take part in the Asian and Commonwealth Games if his body permits.
"I would not be retiring after the Olympics. Fitness permitting, I would still like to represent India in the Asian and Commonwealth Games (in 2018)," said Yogeshwar.
"The next four months are going to be very important for me. After the Pro Wrestling League, I will be going abroad to train for two months. I will either go to USA or Russia to prepare myself before next Olympic qualifiers in March," he informed.
Yogeshwar would be participating in the Asian Olympic qualification to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from March 18 to 20 next year. Having forced to pull out of the Wrestling World Championships at Las Vegas, USA last month after being found unfit, Yogeshwar admitted it was a 'huge disappointment'.
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