Praveen Kumar saw off his Filipino opponent Russel Diaz 2-1 in the men's sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships
Shanghai: India's Praveen Kumar created history on Wednesday (October 23) in Shanghai as he won gold at the World Wushu Championships.
He became the first Indian man to win a wushu World Championships gold, beating Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category in Shanghai.
The Indian saw off his Filipino opponent 2-1 in the men's sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships.
Praveen had earlier defeated Uzbekistan's Khasan Ikromov 2-0 in the semi-final on Tuesday to set up the summit clash with Diaz.
Congratulations for becoming 🇮🇳 India's first-ever Men's in by securing 🥇in the 48kg category at the in Shanghai. pic.twitter.com/oBWEA9QacS
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI)In 2017, Pooja Kadian became the first Indian to be crowned world champion in wushu after she defeated Evgeniya Stepanova of Russia in the women's 75 kg sanda event.
Wushu sanda is a martial art which combines full-contact kickboxing, including close range punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps and kick catches.
(With inputs from PTI)
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