<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar made a glorious return to the international arena by clinching a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg on Sunday.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Returning to international wrestling after more than three years, Sushil defeated New Zealand's Akash Khullar via pinfall in the final of the 74kg freestyle category to clinch the yellow metal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It was his first medal in international wrestling since his gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It was double celebration for India as other wrestler in same category, Parveen Rana also won a bronze medal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sushil returned to competitive wrestling in November at the Senior Nationals in Indore where he won a gold medal amid controversy after getting three walkovers from his fellow wrestlers.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Incidentally, it was Rana who gave him a walkover in the title clash in Indore, but the duo wrestled this time and Sushil came out on top with a 5-4 victory margin.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In his first bout, Sushil defeated Johannes Petrus Botha of South Africa 8-0 followed by the win over Rana.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sushil also beat Jasmit Singh Phulka of Canada by pinfall en route his gold medal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Soon after the victory, Sushil, who won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and then followed it up with a silver in 2012 London Games, dedicated the win to the country and coach.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"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????," an emotional Sushil tweeted after his win.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Soon after winning the Nationals, Sushil resigned as a National Observer for wrestling after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stated that active sportspersons will not be considered for the position.</p>
<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar made a glorious return to the international arena by clinching a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg on Sunday.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Returning to international wrestling after more than three years, Sushil defeated New Zealand's Akash Khullar via pinfall in the final of the 74kg freestyle category to clinch the yellow metal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It was his first medal in international wrestling since his gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It was double celebration for India as other wrestler in same category, Parveen Rana also won a bronze medal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sushil returned to competitive wrestling in November at the Senior Nationals in Indore where he won a gold medal amid controversy after getting three walkovers from his fellow wrestlers.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Incidentally, it was Rana who gave him a walkover in the title clash in Indore, but the duo wrestled this time and Sushil came out on top with a 5-4 victory margin.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In his first bout, Sushil defeated Johannes Petrus Botha of South Africa 8-0 followed by the win over Rana.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sushil also beat Jasmit Singh Phulka of Canada by pinfall en route his gold medal.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Soon after the victory, Sushil, who won bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and then followed it up with a silver in 2012 London Games, dedicated the win to the country and coach.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"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????," an emotional Sushil tweeted after his win.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Soon after winning the Nationals, Sushil resigned as a National Observer for wrestling after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stated that active sportspersons will not be considered for the position.</p>