Sunil Kumar Clinches Gold in Greco-Roman at Asian Wrestling Championships, Ends India's 27-year Drought
Sunil Kumar on Tuesday clinched the gold medal in 87 kg in the Greco-Roman after defeating Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships here.
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Sunil Kumar on Tuesday clinched the gold medal in 87 kg in the Greco-Roman after defeating Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships here.With this win, Sunil ended India's 27 years-long wait for gold in the tournament.The last Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win gold at the Asian Championships was Pappyu Yadav who won the title in 1993. (ANI)
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