3 Medals, never in History
India’s Olympic campaign got a boost on Wednesday as wrestler Sushil Kumar clinched a bronze medal and boxer Vijender Kumar assured himself of at least a bronze to give the country three medals at a single Games for the first time.
First, the CAU Gymnasium exploded in celebration when Sushil Kumar won his bout against Leonid Spiridonov 3-1 to win the bronze in the 66 kg freestyle event. Oneand-a-half hours later, middleweight boxer Vijender pounded Carlos Gongora to qualify for the semifinals with a 9-4 win. He is assured of a bronze even if he is beaten in the next round as both losing semifinalists are awarded a bronze each.
Sushil Kumar became the second wrestler to win an Olympic medal after Khashba Dadasaheb Jhadav, who won bronze in 1952 at Helsinki.
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First, the CAU Gymnasium exploded in celebration when Sushil Kumar won his bout against Leonid Spiridonov 3-1 to win the bronze in the 66 kg freestyle event. Oneand-a-half hours later, middleweight boxer Vijender pounded Carlos Gongora to qualify for the semifinals with a 9-4 win. He is assured of a bronze even if he is beaten in the next round as both losing semifinalists are awarded a bronze each.
Sushil Kumar became the second wrestler to win an Olympic medal after Khashba Dadasaheb Jhadav, who won bronze in 1952 at Helsinki.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the the ePaper, visit:
http://server1.dc-epaper.com/DC/DCH/2008/08/21/index.shtml
Labels: athletics, Beijing Olympics, boxer Vijender Kumar, bronze medal, celebration, freestyle wrestler, India, Khashba Dadasaheb Jhadav, Leonid Spiridonov, Olympic medal, qualify, Sushil Kumar
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