Olympics 2012

Sushil Kumar bags silver medal

Sushil Kumar wins Silver

 Sushil Kumar brings home a Silver medal and with this olympic end.India just fell short of going golden on the final day of the Olympics.Sushil Kumar fought valiantly, but was too far dehydrated to prevail against his strong opponent Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu from Japan.With this he became the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.

Sushil Kumar stated after his bout, alluding to the fact that only the gold winner gets his anthem played,“I wanted that the national anthem should be heard on the Olympic stage once again. I am sorry I fell short” . 

India has brought 6 medals this time out of which 4 is bronze and 2 silver.So India's medal Tally is 6.Though India is still at 55th position in overall tally. Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar won the other silver while women's badminton player Saina Nehwal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, rifle shooter Gagan Narang and female boxer MC Mary Kom won bronze medals.

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