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Shanghai: Praveen Kumar on Wednesday became the first Indian man to win a wushu World Championships gold, beating Russel Diaz of Philippines 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. Praveen had earlier defeated Uzbekistan’s Khasan Ikromov 2-0 in the semi-final on Tuesday to set up the summit clash with Diaz.
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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 that combines full-contact kickboxing, including close-range punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps and kick catches.
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