Here is all you need to know about Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar along with his biography who won bronze in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg at the Asian Games 2023
At the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, India’s Sunil Kumar took home bronze in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman competition.
Who is wrestler Sunil Kumar, biography, age, family, parents, hometown state
While three of his compatriots were ousted on Wednesday, Sunil Kumar advanced to the 87 kg bronze play-off, putting India in the running for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years.
To guarantee victory by points in the bronze medal match, Sunil defeated Atabek Azisbekov of Kazakhstan 2:1.
Sunil started off with a tight 4-3 victory over Fei Ping of China, then beat Sukhrob Abdulkhaev of Tajikistan by virtue of technical dominance, taking the quarterfinal in the opening frame.
The 2020 Asian champion then went into the powerful Iranian Naser Alizadeh, the current Asian champion, and fell 1-4 to drop out of contention for the gold medal.
With Atabek Azisbekov of Kyrgyzstan, the Indian wrestler engaged in a tactical match in which he twice successfully defended from the “par terre” position, preventing his opponent from scoring from the ground position to earn a 2-1 victory.
Ravinder Singh (60 kg) and Sunil Kumar Rana (66 kg) each won a bronze medal for India in the Greco Roman competition in Guangzhou in 2010.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took over his official X account (formerly known as Twitter) and congratulated Sunil for the historical win. He wrote:
Heartfelt congratulations to Sunil Kumar on the Bronze Medal Win in Men’s Greco-Roman 87 kg Wrestling! This is a remarkable accomplishment. My best wishes for his endeavours ahead.”
Heartfelt congratulations to Sunil Kumar on the Bronze Medal Win in Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg Wrestling! This is a remarkable accomplishment. My best wishes for his endeavours ahead. pic.twitter.com/PCF1Rksd7Q
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 4, 2023
Who is Sunil Kumar?
Sunil Kumar is an Indian boxer who recently granted attention by winning a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2023 in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg at the Asian Games 2023. The medal was country’s first GR Wrestling medal since the 2010 edition. He has from Dabarpur in Haryana’s Sonepat district.
He enrolled at the Sports School in Nidani, Haryana, where he studied the foundations of wrestling in order to further his career in wrestling.
Who are Sunil Kumar’s parents?
Sunil Kumar’s father’s name is Ashwini Kumar who was a former and passed awa you following a road accident in 2010. Sunil also has an elder brother named Sumit Kumar.