<p>Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar on Sunday clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He returned to international wrestling after a gap of almost three years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Indian wrestler defeated New Zealand&#39;s Akash Khullar in the final of the men&#39;s 74-kilogram freestyle category.</p>

<p>India&rsquo;s other wrestler in the same category, Parveen Rana, also won a bronze medal.</p>

<p>Soon after the victory, Sushil took to his Twitter handle and dedicated the win to his coach and motherland.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&rsquo;s a very proud and emotional moment for me as I have returned to the mat on international level after a gap of 3years. I want to dedicate this Gold medal won in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Commonwealthwrestlingchampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Commonwealthwrestlingchampionship</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SouthAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SouthAfrica</a> to my guru and to my Nation. JaiHind????</p>
&mdash; Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlerSushil/status/942356148526628864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Sushil won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and then followed it up with a silver at the 2012 London Games.</p>

<p>With this win, Sushil clinched his fifth title at the Commonwealth level.</p>


The Indian wrestler returned to international wrestling after a gap of almost three years.

Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar on Sunday clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. He returned to international wrestling after a gap of almost three years. The Indian wrestler defeated New Zealand's Akash Khullar in the final of the men's 74-kilogram freestyle category. India’s other wrestler in the same category, Parveen Rana, also won a bronze medal. Soon after the victory, Sushil took to his Twitter handle and dedicated the win to his coach and motherland. It’s a very proud and emotional moment for me as I have returned to the mat on international level after a gap of 3years. I want to dedicate this Gold medal won in #Commonwealthwrestlingchampionship at #SouthAfrica to my guru and to my Nation. JaiHind???? — Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) December 17, 2017 × Sushil won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and then followed it up with a silver at the 2012 London Games. With this win, Sushil clinched his fifth title at the Commonwealth level.

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