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Sushil Kumar clinches gold medal at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships

Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in South Africa. In Johannesburg today, Sushil defeated New Zealand's Akash Khullar's via a pinfall in the final of the 74kg freestyle category to clinch the yellow metal. It is his first medal in international wrestling since his gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.In the same category, India's Parveen Rana also won a bronze medal.On Day Two of the championships today, Indian women grapplers bagged 20 medals in all 10 weight Greco Roman categories. The tally includes 9 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. On the opening day, Indian male wrestlers had swept the Greco Roman category, winning 10 Gold and as many Silver medals

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