Anil makes it three out of three for India in wrestling

India's Anil Kumar bagged the third gold medal for India in wrestling, outclassing Australia's Hassene Fkiri in the final of the 96kg Greco-Roman style at the Commonwealth Games here today.

India's Anil Kumar bagged the third gold medal for India in wrestling, outclassing Australia's Hassene Fkiri in the final of the 96kg Greco-Roman style at the Commonwealth Games here today.

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Anil was by far the better wrestler on display and kept his calm to beat his Australian rival 6-0 in the aggressive final bout.

Fkiri won the silver while South Africa's Hugues Kakoma Bella-Lufu pocketed the bronze in this category.

Earlier, Anil had a contrasting opening two bouts as he overpowered Mark Montogomery of Northern Ireland 13-0 in his first match of the day but later had to work hard to clich a 3-1 victory over South African Hugues Kakoma in the semifinal.