It will be a big day for Indian wrestling as India's biggest name in wrestling history - former World Champion & double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will be seen in action in 74kg category at World Wrestling Championship in or Sultan, Kazakhstan tomorrow. Indian wrestling fans will be keenly following proceedings as India's only double Olympic medallist Sushil will make his long-awaited return to Championships after eight years. 

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First hurdle

2010 world champion will begin his hunt for a second gold medal against European Championships bronze medallist Khzhimur Gzhiyev in qualifying. He has been placed in same half as second seed and multiple World Championships gold medallist Jordan Burroughs whom he can meet in quarter-finals. Sushil is only Indian to have won gold medal in World Wrestling Champion but in 66 kg category and all eyes will be on him to see wher he can repeat similar performance in a much higher 74 kg weight category.

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India's or representations

In 92kg, Praveen Kumar will start from qualifying rounds against Korea’s Sue. In 125kg, reigning Commonwealth Games champion Sumit Malik will take mat against two-time European Championships medallist Dániel Ligeti of Hungary while in 70kg, Karan will be up against 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ikhtiyor Navruzov in ir respective qualifying bouts.

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