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Sushil Kumar, Swapna Barman excluded from revised TOPS list

Double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and India’s first Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman were on Thursday dropped from the latest Target Olympic Podium Scheme, which was revised keeping in mind the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Besides, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Seema Punia, Mohammad Anas, Hima Das, Ayyasamy Dharun, Jinson Johnson and Sreeshankar Murali are other athletes who have retained their places in the new TOPS list. In the revised 10-men wrestling list, Utkarsh Kale, Deepak Punia, Divya Kakran and Sajan are the four new entrants, which also has star grapplers like Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat among others. Revised TOPS list of athletics, wrestling and weightlifting: Athletics: Neeraj Chopra, Tejinder Toor, Seema Punia, Arpinder Singh, Mohammad Anas, Hima Das, Ayyasamy Dharun, Jinson Johnson, Sreeshankar Murali, Avinash Sable.

The Hindu

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