How did Sushil Kumar secure India's first Olympic wrestling medal in 56 years?
By winning three repechage bouts after losing his opening match
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar lost his first-round bout in the men's 66 kg freestyle wrestling category. He then qualified for the repechage (because his initial conqueror reached the final) and won three successive repechage bouts to claim the bronze medal.
This was India's first Olympic wrestling medal since K. D. Jadhav's bronze at Helsinki 1952 — a gap of 56 years.
Hence the correct answer is option B.
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