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TOUGH GUY: Sushil Kumar (R) westles USA's Doug Schwab during their 66klg freestyle wrestling match.

WRESTLER SUSHIL KUMAR WINS BRONZE

INDIA AT OLYMPICS

WRESTLER SUSHIL KUMAR WINS BRONZE

Wrestler Sushil Kumar has won the bronze medal in the freestyle 66kg category. Sushil defeated Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan 3-1. This is India's first wrestling medal since the 1952 Games. This is also the first time since 1952 that India has two Olympic medals. [1510 hrs IST] 13 comments

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