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Nobody took my fixing claims seriously: Sushil Kumar

Wrestler Sushil Kumar, the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals, said yesterday that the sport's administrators did not take him seriously when he revealed he was offered money to lose the final bout in the 2010 World Championships in Moscow.

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“I had told even in 2010 about this incident, but nobody responded. I’m not in FILA (wrestling’s world governing body) or any other federation, so I can’t say if the Russian’s medal should be taken away,” Sushil told NDTV of his 66 kg freestyle bout against Russian Alan Gogayev in the World Championships.u00a0The Indian rejected the offer and won 3-1. He said he was offered around Rs.3 crore to lose the title clash.

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