Wrestler Rahul Aware's golden performance at the Commonwealth Games grappled the heart of the entire nation and allowed the 26-year-old to establish himself as one of the finest wrestlers in the country. The Maharashtra government, in a bid to reward his success, has selected him for the post of deputy superintendent (DYSP) from the sports quota.

Each of the 12 Indian wrestlers who participated in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast won a medal. Sumit Malik, Rahul Aware, Bajrang, Sushil Kumar and Vinesh Phogat bagged gold medals while Mausam Khatri, Babita Kumari and Pooja Dhanda clinched silver medals. Meanwhile, Somveer, Sakshi Malik, Divya Kakran and Kiran settled for bronze.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat claimed the top position in the women's freestyle 50kg Nordic System event at Gold Coast on Saturday to win her second successive gold at the Commonwealth Games. The gold is India's fifth in wrestling and 23rd overall at the CWG 2018. Earlier, Vinesh's cousin Babita Kumari had claimed silver in the women's freestyle 53kg event.