I was approached by WWE: Sushil Kumar

Olympic silver medal

winning wrestler Sushil Kumar is once again in news, with reports that claim that he has quietly gone ahead and turned professional. In a telechat, he clears his stand on the controversy…

No decision yet
It is said that he is keeping the news of his pro avatar well under the wraps. To this, the wrestler says, “Why would I keep such a thing hidden? The fact is that I was approached by the WWE officials last week. I had a formal meeting with them, but I haven’t yet taken a decision to go professional. And whenever I take a decision, I will announce it to the world.”

One for the school kids
Ask him why has he delayed such an important decision and Sushil replies, “I never take a decision in a hurry. Moreover, I have recently been elected the president of

School Games Federation of India

and our children did very well in boxing,

athletics

,

wrestling

and kabbadi in various competitions organised in Turkey. Soon, we will be hosting a World Cup for the school sports in our own country, so I have had no time to mull over too many things. For the past two months, I have also been trying to regain my fitness level after my ligament injury.”

No boundaries in sport
The wrestler makes it clear that he is not averse to going the professional way. “Mein khiladi hoon, aur mera kaam sirf khelna hai. And as far as I am concerned, there are no boundaries in sport. At the end of the day, personal, professional and other divides slur and only pure game surges ahead,” says he.