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[Capt M Kumar]

<!--emo&:ind--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/india.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='india.gif' /><!--endemo--> The grappler beat Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov in the 66kg category of freestyle wrestling.

Kumar took three periods to beat Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan 2-1, 0-1 and 1-0.

This is India's second ever wrestling bronze in Olympic history.

Spiridonov had finished fourth in the 66kg weight class in Athens, while Kumar took 14th place.