Sushil Kumar won the World Wrestling Qualifying Tournament, secured a Berth for London Olympics

Sports Current Affairs 2012. Ace Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won the 66kg freestyle title at the World Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan

May 2, 2012, 16:07 IST

Ace Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won the 66kg freestyle title at the World Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan, China on 27 April 2012. The wrestler with this victory got his berth secured for the London Olympics 2012. Sushil overpowered Georgia's Otar Tushishvilli 3-0 in the final showdown.

Former world champion and Beijing Olympics bronze medalist Sushil Kumar had qualified for the London Olympics following his failure in first two attempts. It was his third attempt.

Sushil had suffered a crushing defeat in the first two attempts. First he failed to defend his world championship title and then lost in the second round of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 30 March  to 1 April 2012.

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