Praveen Kumar wins gold in wushu World Championship

Shanghai, Oct 23 (IANS) Praveen Kumar beat Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category to become the first Indian man to win a wushu World Championships gold on Wednesday.

Praveen beat Diaz 2-1 in the men’s sanda event of the 15th World Wushu Championships.

In the semifinal, Praveen had got the better of Uzbekistan’s Khasan Ikromov 2-0 to set up the summit clash with Diaz.