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Sushil Kumar hails from small village of New Delhi. The name of the village is Baprola. His father Mr. Diwan Singh Solanki was a bus driver in MTNL Company whereas his mother was a homemaker. He got inspiration for taking up wrestling from his cousin named Sandeep. But major source of inspiration for joining wrestling was his own father because Mr. Diwan Singh was also a wrestler.


Sushil Kumar learnt all the Wrestling tit-bits from “Akhada” which is called a school for wrestling in India. This Akhada was in Chhatrasal Stadium. He started Wrestling at the tender age of 14 years. Although there are insufficient funds for wrestling and lack of proper trining is also there yet his family made it sure by sending him tinned milk, ghee and all beneficial vegetables that he always gets his full diet.

Sushil Kumar is presently employed as Chief Ticketing Inspector in Indian Railways.

Career:

Sushil Kumar got his training from Indian wrestlers Yashvir and Rampal. Later in his life he got a chance to seek coaching from Arjuna Award winner Satpal and by Coach Gyan Singh also. In his initial life he tolerated many tough conditions. But he wanted to achieve his goal so he did not let anything became hindrance in his way. After this he won State Wrestling Championship. Slowly but steadily he kept on stepping all the stairs of his destination.

Major Achievements:

Slowly but steadily Sushil Kumar kept on stepping all the stairs of his destination. Finally the day came when he represented India in World Cadet Wrestling Championship. Sushil Kumar made our India feel Proud of him in the World Cadet Championship by hitting the bull’s Eye. IN the World Cadet Championship this gloriously talented hypnotic and rock solid wrestler displayed his talent won the Gold Medal in the year 1998. But this was just a trailer of this frantically talented athlete.

In the year 2000 once again this super talented wrestler proved his metal in the Asian Junior Wrestling Championship and won the gold medal for our India.

These two excellent achievements achieved by Sushil kumar brought him in the good eyes of the selectors. Selectors gave him a chance to represent India in Men’s Asian Wrestling Championship where he once again added another feather to his cap by winning a Bronze Medal in the year 2003. But the full movie of his mesmerizing caliber was yet to be seen by the world. In the same year he repeated his success once again and this time he really made his presence felt all over the world very loudly and very clearly by winning Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games for our India single handedly.

After this he got a chance to represent India in the World Wrestling Championship in the year 2004 at Athens. This time he got 14th position in the world Wrestling Championship. This was the toughest time of his career. But in the year 2005 he bounced back and once again he made our India feel proud of him as he won Gold medal again in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. In the year 2007 Sushil Kumar once again faced tough time in the World Wrestling Championship and got 7th position. But somehow Sushil Kumar qualified for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where he once again won Bronze Medal for India. But before heading to 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sushil once again won bronze medal in Asian Wrestling Championship.

For his unforgettable achievement Government of India awarded this glorious athlete with Arjuna Award in the year 2006.

But after this he went to china to represent India in Beijing Olympics 2008 where he won bronze Medal for our India.

Latest Achievement
But this time this super talented, graceful, wonderful, awesome, hypnotic, mesmerizing, frantic athlete has really proved his metal all over the world very clearly. He has not only proved his metal but the metal of India also. The achievement which he has acquired single handedly now has proven that an Indian can also win the World Championship. Yes everyone you are reading a truth. This time this glories athlete has Won Gold Medal for India in the World Wrestling Championship on 12th September 2010 by dashing Russian powerhouse wrestler Gogaev Alan by 3-1 single handedly in the grand Finale of World Wrestling Championship.

So at this unforgettable and wonderful achievement of Sushil Kumar i Kabir Bedi wish him many happy returns of the day on the behalf of my entire DLN Staff. We all wish that you will surely keep on giving us a chance to feel proud of you. Sushil Kumar you are the grace of our Great India. Nation expects a lot from him in the suture also. So we all are sure that the day will surely come when the entire world will surely see him standing on the top of the victory podium in the Olympic Games. The day will surely come when the whole world will surely see his broad and powerful chest strewed with beautiful Olympic Gold Medal Won Single Handedly.