Gold a good reply to critics, says Yogeshwar

“I’m very happy and enjoying every moment as India have won a gold medal in Asian Games after 28 years and Korea has been a lucky country for me. It was in Korea that I won the gold for the first time in Asian Championships in 2008 and again in 2012 and now at the Asian Games. And when I won in 2008 it was our first gold in 21 years,” Yogeshwar said.

Yogeshwar also said it has been a great year for him. “This year has been good for me. I competed in three competitions – the Grand Prix in Italy, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games – and I won gold in all three. In the coming years, I want to improve further.”

The champion revealed that the negative press leading into the final had put more pressure on him.

“There was pressure coming into this competition as I was the most experienced in the team. Also there were media that our wrestlers won’t do well in Incheon as there are a lot of top class wrestlers including world champions. This gold is a good reply to all the criticism. Whoever plays for the country will try his best to do well,” he said.

“Such negative reports shouldn’t come during the time when we are training hard.”