Yogeshwar Dutt might not get the gold medal after all!

Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze had, last week, received a silver upgrade after London Olympics' silver medallist, Russia’s Besik Kudukhov, had tested positive for drugs. Following that, Hindustan Times, had then published unverified reports that the Gold medallist in the event, Toghrul Asgarov, had tested positive and that Yogeshwar's medal will be upgraded to Gold. The report contained two uncertainties however – the verification that Asgarov had been tested positive, and the rule by which Yogeshwar, who was on the other side of the draw and had not faced Asgarov at all, would receive the medal.

Even in case of Asgarov testing positive, Yogeshwar's medal may not get upgraded as the process is anything but simple – the athlete stripped of the medal has recourse to appeal against the decision, and the fact that Yogeshwar was not in the same half of the draw also would play into the decision.