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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.
Bajrang Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win more than one medal at the world championships and has also stood on the podium at the Asian Games, Asian championships, Commonwealth Games, as well as the Olympics.
- Aarish Ansari
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.
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 defended his Commonwealth Games title in style as he beat Canada's Lachlan McNeil to win gold in the men's 65kg at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in...
Aug 7, 2021 · Bajrang Punia beat Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the men's 65kg freestyle bronze medal match on Saturday. The Indian wrestler emulated his mentor Yogeshwar Dutt, who won the bronze in London 2012, and took India's medal tally to six.
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 Sunday.
