New Delhi: Olympic bronze medalist and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee Sushil Kumar has narrowly missed out on a medal at the Wrestling World Championships in Denmark.
Sushil was in top form in the opening rounds as he breezed into the semifinals of the 66 kg freestyle. The Indian wrestler, however ran into rough weather as he met world number two Rasul Djukaev of Russia.
Both scored a point apiece in the first round but Jukaev took control in the second with seven points. Sushil bowed out 8-2. He then faced world number three Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu of Japan for the bronze but lost 5-0 to finish fifth.
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