Sushil, Yogeshwar’s mentor Yashvir Singh passes away

Yashvir was a Dronocharya awardee and a national coach also.

Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt's coach Yashvir Singh passed away on Thursday.

Celebrated wrestling coach Yashvir Singh, who mentored the likes of Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt on Thursday passed away at a city hospital after a prolonged kidney ailment.

Yashvir was 57. He had a stroke three years back, according to family sources.

Yashvir was a Dronocharya awardee and a national coach also.

Yashvir was associated with freestyle wrestling for over three decades and he was instrumental in guiding Sushil to podium finishes in back-to-back Olympic Games (2008, 2012) as well as the world title in 2010.