Sushil Kumar
Sushil Kumar is India’s World Wrestling Champion and is the face of wrestling in India. The second of two IOS athletes to have a won medal at the Beijing Olympics, Sushil brought home the bronze medal in the Men’s Freestyle Wrestling event. This wrestler from Haryana has also recently brought home the gold at the FILA 2010 World Wrestling Championships and has gone from strength to strength.
Achievements
- Gold Medalist at the World Wrestling Championship (2010)
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee (2009)
- Gold Medalist at the German Grand Prix (2009)
- Bronze Medalist at the Beijing Olympics (2008)
- Bronze Medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championship (2008 and 2003)
- Gold Medalist at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship (2007, 2005 and 2003)
- Arjuna Award Winner (2005)
- Gold Medalist at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championship (2000)
- Gold medalist at the World Cadet Games (1998)
