India wins its first ever Wushu World Championship gold
Pooja Kadian on Wednesday became the first ever Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championship. Kadian, who competed in the women's 75kg Sanda category, defeated Russia's Evgeniya Stepanova in the final. Pooja, a head constable in the CRPF, had earlier won gold in the South Asian Games and silver in the 2013 World Championship.