Sushil Kumar's fall from grace, Olympic success, Anshu Malik the new star:

Sushil Kumar's sensational fall from grace was a body blow to Indian wrestling's reputation but the breathtaking rise of Ravi Dahiya at the Olympics along with Bajrang Punia's expected success at the Tokyo Games prevented the sport from falling into a dark abyss in the year 2021.
If it brought mental trauma for Vinesh Phogat, whose Olympic dream lay shattered once again, the year also propped up a new star for Indian wrestling in Anshu Malik who entered the history books as the first ever Indian woman to reach the World Championship final.
When he was preparing himself for one last hurrah at the Tokyo Games, Sushil - a doyen of Indian wrestling - found himself lodged in Tihar Jail after being charge-sheeted in the murder case of a fellow wrestler, Sagar Dhankar.