Sunil Kumar's road to Asian Games gold almost ended before it began. A shattered bone in his palm left doctors giving him just a fifty-fifty chance of recovering in time for selection trials, but a quick decision by a Mumbai doctor changed everything.
On September 26, Kumar lifted the Asian Games kabaddi trophy with his teammates after India beat Iran 40-34 in the final, completing an unbeaten campaign and retaining the title. Behind that win sat months of careful surgery and recovery most fans never saw.
