World Wushu Championships: India’s Praveen Kumar wins historic gold

By Team MyNation  |  First Published Oct 23, 2019, 1:47 PM IST

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.

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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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