Sandeep Tulsi Yadav is an Indian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 66kg division. He won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in the same division and thus became the first Indian to win a bronze medal at the world championships. He defeated Aleksandar Maksimovi? of Serbia in the bronze medal match.
Yadav on September 22, 2013 won bronze medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest.
This bronze medal is India’s first ever medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships.
In the elimination round, Sandeep got a bye. In the second round he defeated Spanish Wrestler Navarro Sanchez Isamel by 5-0 points. The next round was with the Moldova wrestler Cosniceanu Mihali which won by 6-2 points.
Unfortunately, in the next bout with the Korean Wrestler Ryu Han Su he lost by 0-10. Since the Korean wrestler entered in the final, the Indian got the chance to qualify for the repechage.
This is India’s best-ever show at the World Championships with three medals.
Freestyle wrestlers, Amit Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Kumar had, earlier, won silver and a bronze in their respective weight categories (55kg and 60 kg).
The freestyle wrestlers finished a commendable sixth in the overall team rankings, which also earned the country its maiden berth in the World Cup to be held in March 2014.
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Questions of this week:
1. Who top scored for India-A against West Indies-A team in the second unofficial 4-Day match being held in India?
2. For which team Kumar Sangakara played in Indian Premier League (IPL) Season-6?
3. Name the team that emerged winner in Inter-Collegiate Kabaddi Championship, organized by University, recently?
4. Who was the top scorer for JKCA XI against MCA Secretary XI in the ongoing Bhausaheb Nimbalkar Cricket Tournament, being organized by Maharashtra Cricket Association at Pune?
5. Who is Ajay Shirke?
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Cheteshwar Pujara 2.Rajasthan Royals 3. GDC Udhampur 4. Avesh Sharma 5. President of Punjab Cricket Association.
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