Sushil Kumar ignored, Amit Dhankar picked ahead of Sandeep Mann for wrestling's final Tokyo Olympics qualifier Sushil Kumar Former Asian champion Amit Dhankar (74kg) on Thursday replaced national gold-medallist Sandeep Mann in the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, signalling the end of the road for veteran Sushil Kumar. The tournament, to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 6-9, will be the last qualifying event before the Tokyo Games. One of the country's most accomplished athletes, Sushil won a silver in the 2012 London Olympics, four years after a bronze in Beijing. "To stay alive is more important at this stage. I have not spoken to WFI as yet, will speak to them," the 37-year-old Sushil told PTI. The team was picked by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) after a meeting of its selection committee, the federation said in a press release signed by its assistant secretary Vinod Tomar.