Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Sushil Kumar wins Gold medal in Men's Freestyle 74kg Wrestling.
India's star wrestler Sushil Kumar on Thursday won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle 74kg category by defeating South Africa's Johannes Botha in the final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast in Australia. This is India's 14th gold medal and 29th overall at the 21st Commonwealth Games. The medals tally also includes 6 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Sushil proved too good for the South African wrestler and defeated him on technical superiority.
Earlier, Sushil - a two-time Olympic medallist - entered the finals of men's freestyle 74kg gold medal match with out breaking a sweat.
Sushil first overpowered Jevon Balfour of Canada to enter the quarter-finals. He then defeated Pakistan's Muhammad Asad Butt to enter the semis.
Sushil, who won the bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver at the 2012 London Olympics, then decimated Australia's Connor Evans in the semis.
