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Tokyo Olympics: Sushila Devi's got a point to prove

India’s only judoka at the Tokyo Games believes her quota-based qualification for the quadrennial event does not do justice to her talent and form

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India’s Sushila Devi (left) takes on a judoka from Ukraine at the 2019 Grand Prix event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

India’s Sushila Devi (left) takes on a judoka from Ukraine at the 2019 Grand Prix event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

While Sushila Devi is all set to become the only judoka to represent India at the Olympics in Tokyo later this month, the Manipur fighter wants more.

Sushila (48kg category) qualified for the prestigious Games through the continental quota which is allotted as per a judoka’s ranking. Asia has 10 quota slots, with one slot allotted per country and Sushila, with 989 points, is seventh on the list.

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