S Vijay Kumar, the journalist who unearthed the Gutkha Scam in Tamil Nadu was also the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka award for investigative reporting in the print category in 2017.
The 28-year-old clinched the gold medal in the women’s 65kg freestyle category, after outclassing Japan’s Miya Imai in a one-sided final bout through a stupendous 9-1 victory.