Praveen Kumar Becomes First Indian Man To Win Gold At Wushu World Championships

Shanghai: Praveen Kumar beat Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category to become the first Indian man to win a wushu World Championships gold on Wednesday. Praveen beat Diaz 2-1 in the men’s sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships. In the semifinal, Praveen had got the better of Uzbekistan’s Khasan Ikromov 2-0 […]

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  • Published: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
  • Last updated: 23 October 2019, 10:40 PM IST

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Shanghai: Praveen Kumar beat Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category to become the first Indian man to win a wushu World Championships gold on Wednesday.

Praveen beat Diaz 2-1 in the men's sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships.

In the semifinal, Praveen had got the better of Uzbekistan's Khasan Ikromov 2-0 to set up the summit clash with Diaz.

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