ANSWER: Silver
Explanation:
- Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal in men's 60kg freestyle category from the London Olympics has been upgraded to silver.
- The silver medallist from the 2012 Games.
- deceased Besik Kudukhov of Russia - has been stripped off his medal for using banned substance.
- With silver medal in bag, Yogeshwar will now join fellow Haryana wrestler Sushil Kumar as the second Indian silver medalist from the 2012 Olympics.
- Before the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) re-tested Kudukhov's sample, which was collected during the 2012 London Games. Samples are now stored for up to 10 years to use advanced testing methods to catch dope-tainted athletes.
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