Yogeshwar's 2012 London bronze upgraded to silver

Kudukhov, a two-time Olympic medallist, was found to have used a banned substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Yogeshwar bagged a bronze medal in men's 60kg freestyle category at the London Games

Yogeshwars bronze at London gets upgrades to silver medal

Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt woke up to a great news on Tuesday when he was informed that his London Olympics' bronze medal has been upgraded to silver after second-place finisher let Besik Kudukhov of Russia was stripped off his medal for failing a dope test.

"This morning I came to know that my Olympics medal has been upgraded to silver. I dedicate my medal to people of the nation," Yogeshwar tweeted.

Kudukhov, the four-time world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, died in a car crash in 2013 in Southern Russia.

According to Russian agency, flowrestling.org, he was found to have used a banned substance in a test conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Yogeshwar bagged a bronze medal in men's 60kg freestyle category at the London Games and now he is the second wrestler after Sushil Kumar to win a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Yogeshwar had lost to Kudukhov in the pre-quarterfinals at London. But once the Russian advanced to the final, Yogeshwar got another chance in the repechage round and went on to win a bronze.

The Indian wrestler recently bowed out of Rio Olympics in the first round of men's 65kg freestyle.

Last Updated Mar 31, 2018, 6:48 PM IST