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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. [2]
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.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won the men's 65kg freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It was India’s sixth Olympic medal in wrestling.
Jul 4, 2021 · Bajrang Punia is India’s biggest hope for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Hailing from Jhajjar, Haryana, the 27-year-old, took the mantle from twin Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in 2018 and has...
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.
Aug 5, 2022 · Bajrang Punia won India's first gold medal in wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, defending his 2018 title as well.
Aug 7, 2021 · India’s Bajrang Punia beat Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the Tokyo Olympics 65kg freestyle wrestling bronze match to win a medal in his debut Summer Games.
Sep 18, 2022 · Bajrang Punia gave it his all, including his blood and sweat, as he overcame a deep cut on his head to win a bronze medal via repechage at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade on...
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 the...
India's top wrestlers have suspended their protests after a senior minister promised them a swift investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against their federation chief.
