Sushil Kumar's unknown facts

It was not until his brilliant Bronze medal win at 2008 Beijing Olympics that Sushil Kumar became a household name in India. Infact he has not looked back since then. Winning numerous wrestling events at home and abroad to prove that his Bronze medal winning efforts at Beijing was no fluke. A focused and hard working in his game Sushil is now a role model for several young wrestlers . He has given them the belief that they too can excel at the top and bring laurels to the country. His stunning feats post Beijing prove why Sushil Kumar has etched his name in the history of Indian sports. He won the gold medal in the 66 kg freestyle competition at the FILA 2010 World Wrestling Championships, a Silver medal in the Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal in the Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first Indian to win back to back individual Olympic medals.Kumar defeated Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan in the repechage round to win the bronze in Beijing Olympics.This was the second medal for India in wrestling, and the first since K D Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games . At the just concluded 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Sushil won Gold Medal in 74 kg Men's freestyle . Here we look at some interesting facts about this champion wrestler