The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist predicted India will dominate the October sporting extravaganza.
"I firmly believe that Indians can win all the 21 medals in as many categories. I also feel that we can win at least 13-14 gold medals because we have got good practice," he said.
Talking about his achievement, he said, "It was tough, because gold, silver and bronze medallists of the 2008 Beijing Olympics were there in the fray. But my toughest bout was in semi-final against Azerbaijan opponent [Hasanov Jabrayil], as he had recently become European champion, beating Olympic gold and silver medallists."
"I had to face the home favourite from Russia in the final and that was also tough," he added.
After getting a bye in the first round, Sushil beat Akritidis of Greece, Martin Sebastian of Germany and Buyan Jav of Mongolia en route to the summit clash.
Sushil Kumar and Russian grappler Gogaev Alan battle it out on the mat
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