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Sushil Kumar betters his Olympic performance
Sushil Kumar won the Bronze in the Beijing Olympics and followed it up on Sunday with a Silver in the London edition of the Games.
London:
Sushil Kumar won the Bronze in the Beijing Olympics and followed it up on Sunday with a Silver in the London edition of the Games.
He beat renowned international wrestlers en route to the final where he was finally over-powered by Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu in the final. His Silver though is still a good note to bring India's campaign to an end here.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit was the first to announce a prize of Rs 1 crore for Sushil for his achievement. Sports Minister Ajay Maken also congratulated the wrestler from Haryana.
India close Olympics 2012 campaign with 6 medals - 2 Silvers and 4 Bronze.
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