Sushil Kumar most searched on Google during CWG

Indian wrestling squad scooped 13 medals, including five gold medals

Update: 2014-08-05 14:57 GMT
Sushil Kumar clinched gold in the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow in the 74kg wrestling category. Photo: AP/ File

New Delhi: The Indian athletes' brilliant performance in the Commonwealth Games created quite a buzz online as well with gold-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar being the most searched on Google.

As the curtain went down on the 20th Commonwealth Games, India notched up 64 medals. Ranking fifth in the tally after England, Australia, Canada and Scotland, the Indian medal tally stood at 15 Gold, 30 Silver and 19 Bronze medals.

Sushil remained the most searched athlete as the Indian wrestling squad put forward some spectacular performances scooping 13 medals, including five gold medals.

Badminton remained the most searched sporting discipline as Parupalli Kashyap became the first Indian man to win a badminton gold at the Games in 32 years. It was a historic win as he clinched the gold for India and generated a lot of buzz online.

Boxing and Wrestling stood second and third respectively among the highly searched disciplines during the games. Other Indian athletes, who were widely searched online included Vijender Singh (Boxing), Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling), and Vikas Gowda (Athletics) and Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton).

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