Wrestler Sunil Kumar makes history, clinches gold at Asian Wrestling Championships beating Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan
Guwahati: Indian Wrestler Sunil Kumar beats Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan by 5-0 in the final 87 kg category bout at the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Tuesday.
Notably, this is India’s first Greco-Roman gold in the competition after 27 years.
Entering the gold medal bout after a come-from-behind victory in the semifinal, Kumar comprehensively defeated his opponent in the final of 87kg category at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here.
Earlier, Kumar was down 1-8 in his semifinal bout against his Kazakh opponent Azamat Kustubayev but made a great comeback, grabbing 11 points on the trot to win the bout at 12-8. In 2019 also, Kumar had made it to the final and ended with a silver medal.
Another Indian, Arjun Halakurki won a bronze in Greco-Roman 55kg, his first medal at his first senior international event. Arjun was leading 7-1 against Iran’s Naserpour but lost 7-8 in the semifinal.