Sports General Awareness / General Knowledge 2012 London Olympics, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals
India's star grappler Sushil Kumar won the men's 66kg freestyle category silver in the London Olympics. Sushil thrashed Akzhurek Tanatarov of Kazakhastan 9-6 in the semifinals to become first India wrestler to reach the final of Olympic. After taking 3-0 lead in the first round, Sushil was down by his opponent in the second round. However, the Indian wrestler fought back to score 6 points in the final round, finishing with the score of 9-6 at London's Riverbank Arena. Sushil had earlier defeated Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan in his quarterfinal bout. Sushil Kumar won his opening bout against Ramazan Sahin of Turkey, who had won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Sushil Kumar
VIJAY KUMAR
Born: August 19, 1985 (age 28), Harsou
Army sharp shooter Vijay Kumar fought a nerve-wracking battle with five other top marksmen to clinch the silver medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games.
Vijay Kumar beat back the challenge of world champion Alexei Klimov of Russia, Chinese duo of Ding Feng and Zhang Jian and German Christian Reitz in the 40-shot final to finish runner-up in athrilling finale behind Cuba's Leuris Pupo who shot his way to the gold with a world record equaling score of 34. The 26-year-old Army subedar from Himachal Pradesh found the target 30 times out of 40 attempts in he series comprising eight rounds of five shots each.
India's star grappler Sushil Kumar won the men's 66kg freestyle category silver in the London Olympics. Sushil thrashed Akzhurek Tanatarov of Kazakhastan 9-6 in the semifinals to become first India wrestler to reach the final of Olympic. After taking 3-0 lead in the first round, Sushil was down by his opponent in the second round. However, the Indian wrestler fought back to score 6 points in the final round, finishing with the score of 9-6 at London's Riverbank Arena. Sushil had earlier defeated Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan in his quarterfinal bout. Sushil Kumar won his opening bout against Ramazan Sahin of Turkey, who had won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Sushil Kumar
- Born: May 26, 1983 (age 30), Baprola
- Height: 1.66 m
- Full name: Sushil Kumar
- Weight: 66 kg
- Spouse: Savi Kumar (m. 2011)
- Parents: Kamla Devi, Diwan Singh
VIJAY KUMAR
Born: August 19, 1985 (age 28), Harsou
Army sharp shooter Vijay Kumar fought a nerve-wracking battle with five other top marksmen to clinch the silver medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games.
Vijay Kumar beat back the challenge of world champion Alexei Klimov of Russia, Chinese duo of Ding Feng and Zhang Jian and German Christian Reitz in the 40-shot final to finish runner-up in athrilling finale behind Cuba's Leuris Pupo who shot his way to the gold with a world record equaling score of 34. The 26-year-old Army subedar from Himachal Pradesh found the target 30 times out of 40 attempts in he series comprising eight rounds of five shots each.
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