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Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov with a 8–0 margin. Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win 4 medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
1 day ago · Wrestler Bajrang Punia was suspended by NADA for the second time on June 24 after the wrestler got relief from the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the agency. In a long social media post, the Tokyo Olympics medalist lashed out at the national anti-doping agency.
He is the first Indian wrestler to be ranked world No. 1 in any category and the first Indian to win FOUR World Championship medals. Bajrang Punia also added to his burgeoning reputation with a bronze medal in his maiden Olympics at Tokyo 2020, battling through a knee injury to fulfill his dream.
Bajrang Punia made a remarkable Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, winning the bronze medal in the 65kg freestyle event despite battling a knee injury. In the run-up to the Summer Games, Bajrang injured his right knee during the Ali Aliyev tournament in Russia in June 2021, just a month before Tokyo 2020.
Aug 7, 2021 · India's Bajrang Punia won the country's sixth medal at this Olympics after winning his bronze medal bout in the men's wrestling freestyle 65kg division at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
India’s Bajrang Punia beat Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s 65kg wrestling bronze medal match at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Saturday to earn a place on the podium.
Bajrang Punia redeemed his campaign as he earned India's sixth medal of Tokyo 2020 with a clear 8-0 victory in the bronze medal bout. Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia on Saturday won...
Oct 5, 2023 · Punia holds the distinction of being the sole Indian wrestler to secure four medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
Aug 7, 2021 · Bajrang Punia, named after the patron deity of Indian kushti, wrote his own name into wrestling lore winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
1 day ago · Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has said that the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is “targeting” him with a second suspension in two months as “they don’t want” him to continue wrestling. Bajrang was first suspended by NADA at the beginning of May for failing to submit a urine sample during selection trials in Sonepat on 10 March.
