Vinod Kumar Confident of Winning Olympic Medal For Australia

Vinod Kumar is the second wrestler of Indian origin to represent Australia at Olympic Games.

Wrestler Vinod Kumar

Source: SBS Punjabi

Wrestler Vinod Kumar who recently qualified to represent Australia at Rio Olympics in 66 KG weight category is confident of winning a gold medal for Australia.

Vinod is the second wrestler of Indian origin to don Australian colours at the Olympic games.

After having arrived in Australia in 2010, Vinod worked hard to earn an Olympic berth. He says he hasn't missed his practice even for a day in the last six years.

Wrestler Vinod Kumar
Source: SBS Punjabi

Vinod comes from Sonepat in Haryana where during his initial days as a wrestler, he trained under the same wrestling coach as Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, India's wrestling stars.


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By Manpreet K Singh, Shamsher Kainth


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