Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt appeared to have turned down the silver medal, which was upgraded from bronze, won at the 2012 London Olympics. Dutt's bronze was upgraded after a new doping test found that the original silver medalist, Besik Kudukhov of Russia, guilty of using banned substances. Kudukhov died in a car accident in 2013.
"Besik Kudukhov was a great wrestler," Dutt tweeted on Thursday. "Him failing a dope test after his death is sad. I respect him as a player. If it is possible, let the medal stay with him. It will be respectful for his family. For me, human compassion is paramount," he added.
अगर हो सके तो ये मेडल उन्ही के पास रहने दिया जाए। उनके परिवार के लिए भी सम्मानपूर्ण होगा। मेरे लिए मानवीय संवेदना सर्वोपरि है।
— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) August 31, 2016
Besik Kudukhov शानदार पहलवान थे। उनका मृत्यु के पश्चात dope test में fail हो जाना दुखद हैं। मैं खिलाड़ी के रूप में उनका सम्मान करता हूँ।
— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) August 31, 2016
