Sushil Kumar secured a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is Sushil’s first international medal since his gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Competing in the 74kg weight categotry, he defeated New Zealand Akash Khullar in the final to clinch the gold medal for India.
India’s other wrestler in same category, Parveen Rana won a bronze medal.