Sunil Kumar (Hindi: सुनील कुमार, born 29 September 1999) is an Indian wrestler.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games and gold medal in the 2020 Asian Championships in the men's 87 kg Greco-Roman category.[3]
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1999 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]
Awards
editArjuna Award 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lakshya Sports » Sunil Kumar". Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ PTI (2023-10-04). "Wrestling | Sunil Kumar wins India's first Greco Roman medal at Asian Games since 2010". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "National Sports Awards 2023: Wrestlers Sunil, Antim, golfer Diksha to get Arjuna". Hindustan Times. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-16.