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Grapplers Rajender Kumar and Sunil Kumar gave India more reasons to cheer by clinching a gold and bronze respectively in Greco-Roman style wrestling today.
Rajender overpowered Pakistan's Azhar Hussain 11-0 in a one-sided final of the 55kg category to fetch the gold, while Sunil overpowered Brett Hawthorn of Wales in his 66kg bronze medal play-off bout.
In his final bout against Azhar, Rajender raced to a 5-0 lead, flipping his Pakistani rival twice. Jolted by Rajender's lead, Azhar came out in an agressive
mood in the second period. But even a bloody nose could not deter Rajender as he pinned his opponent in the second period to pocket the gold.
Rajender had earlier defeated Sri Lanka's Kumara Yaparathna 14-0 in the qualification round and then outclassed Canadian Promise Mwenga, who won the bronze, 11-0 in the semifinal. India had yesterday bagged three gold medals in the Greco-Roman style with Ravinder Singh (60kg), Sanjay (74kg) and Anil Kumar (96kg) coming out with flying colours.
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