Narsingh Yadav to receive Rs Five lakh Cash Award From JSW Sports
World Wrestling Championship bronze medal winner Narsingh Yadav says he will utilise the one-year time that he has got before the Olympics to weed out any mistakes in his game
Narsingh Yadav, bronze medallist at the recently-held World Wrestling Championship in Las Vegas, will receive a cash award of Rs five lakh from JSW Sports, who sponsors him and seven other grapplers. (Narsingh Yadav secures Olympic quota spot in 74kg category)
"Narsingh Yadav has become the first wrestler from India to book a quota for the Olympic Games through the World Championship in a difficult weight category. We are all proud of his fantastic achievement and are committed to providing him every kind of support to ensure that he has the perfect platform to excel at the Rio Olympics. As a token of appreciation, he will be given a cash prize of Rs five lakh," said JSW Sports CEO Mustafa Ghouse at a media conference in Mumbai on Wednesday with the wrestler in attendance.
JSW has been supporting Mumbai-born Yadav for the last two years by providing him with foreign exposure, training, apparel, supplements and access to a team of physios. Yadav asserted winning the quota place for Rio will help him concentrate now on ironing out his faults.
"Winning a quota with almost a year to go for the Olympics is a great thing. I can use this time now for preparing myself fully and with single-minded determination. I do not need to compete in any qualifiers and can use this time to weed out my mistakes and improve in certain key areas that my coaches have identified," he said.
The other wrestlers in the World Championship squad supported by JSW are: Bajrang Punia, Amit Kumar, Arun Kumar (men), Babita Kumari, Geeta Phogat, Vinesh and Navjot.