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Commonwealth Wrestling: Sushil wins gold

December 20, 2009 21:14 IST

Olympic [ Images ] bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar [ Images ] led the charge as India [ Images ] made a clean sweep of the men's freestyle competition by winning all seven gold medals on offer on the concluding day of the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Jalandhar [ Images ] on Sunday.

Apart from the seven gold, Indians also won three silver and four bronze medals. Sushil won the yellow metal in 66 kg category while compatriot Amit Dhanker won a bronze.

India also bagged gold in the freestyle team event.

India dominated the championships with a rich a haul of medals. They won six gold, four silver and three bronze on the first day on Friday. On Saturday, India had won three gold, four silver and four bronze.

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