Shanghai: In a first, India's Praveen Kumar created history as he became the first Indian man to win gold at the Wushu World championships.
Praveen's phenomenal feat was achieved after he defeated Philippines' Russel Diaz in the 48kg category.
The Indian saw off his Filipino opponent 2-1 in the men’s sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships held in Shanghai. He had earlier defeated Uzbekistan’s Khasan Ikromov 2-0 in the semifinal on Tuesday to set up the summit clash with Diaz.
Earlier in 2017, Pooja Kadian became the first Indian to be crowned world champion in wushu after she defeated Evgeniya Stepanova of Russia in the women’s 75 kg sanda event.
Wushu sanda is a martial art which combines full-contact kickboxing, including close-range punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps and kick catches.
