Behind the revival of wrestling wrought by Sushil Kumar
stands his coach, Satpal Singh. A contemporary of Dadu Chaugule, Satpal Singh
has worked miracles with his wrestlers.
At the 2008 Olympics, the seven-member men’s wrestling team
from India featured five wrestlers from Satpal’s akhada at Chhatrasal; it was
the same in 2012. He taught both the wrestlers who won medals at these
Games—Sushil and Yogeshwar—since they were children. Of the five Indian
medallists at the wrestling w
Continue reading “Mud, sweat, and fears: the dangal jungle”
Read this story with a subscription.