Wrestler Vinod Kumar who recently qualified to represent Australia at Rio Olympics in 66 KG weight category is confident of winning a gold medal for Australia.
Vinod is the second wrestler of Indian origin to don Australian colours at the Olympic games.Vinod comes from Sonepat in Haryana where during his initial days as a wrestler, he trained under the same wrestling coach as Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, India's wrestling stars.
After having arrived in Australia in 2010, Vinod worked hard to earn an Olympic berth. He says he hasn't missed his practice even for a day in the last six years.
Source: SBS Punjabi