Sushil, Sakshi upgraded to Grade A
Two-time Olympics medallist Sushil Kumar and Rio Olympics bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik will be accommodated in the top bracket of central contracts. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had at first placed them in Grade B, which entitled them to Rs 20 lakh per annum. The elevation into Grade A category will give them Rs 30 lakh per annum.
It is understood that both the wrestlers had communicated their disappointment over being placed in Grade B. Originally, Grade A included Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Pooja Dhanda. WFI had ignored the duo for the top bracket because both of them had been quite ordinary in the last two years, and failed to finish on the podium in the Asian Games.
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