How many Olympic Medals has India won in the sport of Wrestling as on June 2018? 

The correct answer is 5.

Key Points

• India has won a total of 5 Olympic medals in Wrestling as of June 2018.
• The medal tally includes 1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
• India's first Olympic medal in wrestling was won by Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics (bronze).
• Sushil Kumar is the only Indian wrestler to have won two Olympic medals: a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver in the 2012 London Olympics.
• Yogeshwar Dutt (bronze in 2012) and Sakshi Malik (bronze in 2016) are other notable Indian wrestlers who have brought Olympic glory to the country.

Additional Information

• Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav: India's first individual Olympic medalist in wrestling, he paved the way for future wrestlers by winning bronze in 1952.
• Sushil Kumar: He holds the distinction of being India's most decorated wrestler in the Olympics, with two medals to his name (bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012).
• Sakshi Malik: She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal (bronze in 2016), inspiring a new generation of female wrestlers.
• Wrestling is a traditional sport in India, with its roots in Pehlwani (a form of traditional Indian wrestling practiced in mud pits called "akhadas").
• The Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling formats are the two disciplines contested in the Olympics, with India specializing mainly in freestyle wrestling.