Sushil Kumar, two others nominated for Padma Bhushan

TIL Desk Sports/ Two-time Olympic-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civillian honour, by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The Federation has also recommended female wrestler Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil’s coach, for the honour.

“All three names were recommended earlier last month for the honour,” WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar said. Earlier, Sushil’s name was recommended for the honour two years ago but was rejected.

Sushil is the only Indian athlete to have won two individual Olympic medals — a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games and a silver in the 2012 London Games. Already bestowed with the Khel Ratna award — the country’s highest sporting honour — Sushil is also a World Championships gold-medallist, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, four-time Commonwealth champion.