Pune: Sunny Subhash Fulmali, a 17-year-old wrestler from Lohegaon, Pune, has won a gold medal at the Asian Youth Wrestling Championship in Bahrain in the 60 kg category, inspiring many with his story of determination.

Sunny comes from a poor family. His father, Subhash, earns a living with a bull, while his mother sells needles and thread. The family lives in a small hut in Lohegaon, which they built after moving from Beed fifteen years ago. Despite these hardships, wrestling has always been a big part of their lives. Subhash, a wrestler himself, trained his three sons in a makeshift wrestling arena next to their hut.

Recognizing Sunny’s talent, local wrestlers Somnath Moze and Sada Rakhpasare started training him. Later, wrestler Sandeep Bhondwe adopted Sunny and trained him at his cent

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