Let people write me off, I am preparing for Tokyo Olympics now: Sushil

Sushil competes in the 74kg category in which India is yet to lock Olympic quota

"People have this perennial habit of writing me off now and then but it does not affect me," says veteran wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has not only quashed his retirement talks but is rather bullish about his qualification for next year's Tokyo Olympics.

Already on the wrong side of 30s, Sushil was struggling to qualify for the Tokyo Games but the postponement of the quadrennial event has re-ignited his Olympic hopes.

The Summer Games, originally scheduled for July-August this year, were expected to be a swansong for many athletes including Sushil and veteran tennis star Leander paes but the one-year delay caused