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mid-day editorial: Our Rio team needs our support

<p>Sports minister Vijay Goel has now hinted that wrestler Narsingh Yadav's prospects of participating at the Rio Olympics are virtually over after he failed a dope test. However, he did add that the wrestler would be given a fair chance to defend himself</p>

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Sports minister Vijay Goel has now hinted that wrestler Narsingh Yadav's prospects of participating at the Rio Olympics are virtually over after he failed a dope test. However, he did add that the wrestler would be given a fair chance to defend himself.

Narsingh was selected ahead of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, creating huge controversy. Now it seems India will be represented by 119 athletes in Rio, instead of 120, though, of course.

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