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  Sushil, Vijender make India proud
20 Aug 2008
 

India``s campaign in Beijing Olympics today received a dramatic boost with wrestler Sushil Kumar clinching a bronze medal and boxer Vijender Kumar assuring himself of at least a bronze to give the country a record three medals for the first time ever. After Abhinav Bindra``s gold-winning feat during the first week of the Games, 25-year-old Sushil Kumar shot into fame by winning a bronze medal, while Vijender has put himself on course for a silver or gold medal on a historic day for Indian sports. Vijender beat Ecuador``s Carlos Gongora in the quarterfinals of the 75 kg category with a 9-4 verdict. India had won two Olympic medals in the 1952 Helsinki Games when the hockey team had won the gold medal and wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav had won a bronze medal, a record which had stood for 56 long years. While Sushil and Vijender did the country proud, another medal contender Jitender Kumar lost his quarter-final bout in 51 kg category. Jitender, who entered the ring with 10 stitches on his chin necessitated by a cut he had received in his previous match, lost to Russian rival Georgy Balakshin 15-11.

 

Sushil found his way to the record books by becoming only the second wrestler in India``s Olympic history to win a bronze medal in the men``s 66 kg freestyle category. His campaign seemed nearly over when he lost in the first round against eventual silver medallist Andriy Stadnik but repechage provided him a ray of hope and the Indian proved simply irresistible as he beat three grapplers — Doug Schwab (USA), Albert Batyrov (Belarus) and Leonid Spiridonov (Kazakhstan) — on the trot to win the bronze. In table tennis, Achanta Sharath Kamal joined the fast-growing list of home-bound Indians after 32 minutes of futility in the second round of the men``s event. He lost 1-4 to Chinese-born Austrian opponent Chen Weixing.

 
   

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