He went to Denmark with a heavy baggage of hopes, raised by Sushil Kumar's exploits at the Beijing Olympics.
He went to Denmark with a heavy baggage of hopes, raised by Sushil Kumar's exploits at the Beijing Olympics.
And he returned light with a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championship in 74 kg freestyle category.
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Ramesh Kumar is a relieved man now.
"I just hope that my victory will encourage more to become champions and take up the sport," he told MiD DAY, wearing a huge garland round his neck and surrounded by supporters after arriving late last night.
He admitted his disappointment at losing out on the gold medal yet has plans already in place for the next year's Commonwealth Games.
"I will try for a gold at the Commonwealth Games in front of home crowd," Kumar said.
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