Sunil Kumar (wrestler) explained

Sunil
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:29 September 1999
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
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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]

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

Arjuna Award 2023.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lakshya Sports » Sunil Kumar . 2023-10-06 . en-GB.
  2. News: PTI . 2023-10-04 . Wrestling Sunil Kumar wins India's first Greco Roman medal at Asian Games since 2010 . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-04 . 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: Asian Games Results. Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.
  4. Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2023-12-21 . National Sports Awards 2023: Wrestlers Sunil, Antim, golfer Diksha to get Arjuna . 2024-01-16 . Hindustan Times . en.