His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[10][11] In July 2009, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – India's highest honour for sportspersons.[12] On 3 October 2010, Kumar handed the Queen's Baton to Prince Charles in the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.[13][14] Sushil won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at th e 2014 Commonwealth Games.[15][9][10]