Rajender Kumar (born 1985) is an Indian
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...
. He beat Pakistan's
Azhar Hussain
Azhar Hussain ( ur, ; born 15 March 1984, Muzaffargarh)[Azhar Hussain](_blank) in the
Commonwealth Games Delhi.
Career
Kumar started playing wrestling at the school level in Gurukul, Kurukshetra from 1995. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Kumar won a gold medal by beating Pakistan's Azhar Hussain by 11-0 in the final of the 55 kg
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...
competition final on 6 October 2010.
References
External links
FILA Wrestling - Fйdйration Internationale des Luttes Associйes
Sport wrestlers from Haryana
Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Living people
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
1985 births
People from Kurukshetra
Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games
Indian male sport wrestlers
Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
South Asian Games gold medalists for India
Asian Games competitors for India
South Asian Games medalists in wrestling
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
20th-century Indian people
21st-century Indian people
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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