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Commonwealth Games 2014: Amit Kumar Wins Gold in 57kg Freestyle Wrestling
Amit Kumar defeated Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria 6-2 in the final.
Amit Kumar of India, left, celebrates winning gold against Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria.© AP
Amit Kumar defeated Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria to win the gold in the men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling competition. Amit won the bout 3-1 on classification points. Amit won six points in the two periods while Welson got two. (Day 6 Blog | Medal Tally)
Amit won two of his bouts en-route to the finals on the basis of Great Superiority. (Also Read: Sushil Kumar Wins Gold)
The scoreline was 10-0 in both quarterfinals and semifinals rounds. While in the semis, he outplayed Azhar Hussain of Pakistan, Amit blanked Bokang Masunyane of South Africa in the quarters.
He had defeated Jean Guyliane Bandoo of Mauritius 5-0 in the round of 16 earlier. (Related: Vinesh Bags Gold in Women's 48kg Freestyle Wrestling)
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