Ace Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia captured a bronze medal in the men's 65 kg category at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2022, by defeating Puerto Rico's Sebastian C Rivera in the bronze medal bout
He defeated Rivera in the bout by 11-9. The wrestler, who recently won a gold medal in Commonwealth Games scripted a remarkable comeback to win the match.
Bajrang Punia, India's most successful wrestler at the world championships with one silver and two bronze, began the day with a hard-fought 5-4 win over Cuba's two-time worlds bronze medallist Alejandro Valdes.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, a bronze medallist at the 2019 world championships, began the day by getting the better of Romania's Razvan Marian Kovacs 10-0 via technical superiority in the 57kg qualification round. However, the Indian wrestler lost to 2020 Asian champion Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbek
Four Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers, including former Asian champion Sunil Kumar, lost in their respective opening rounds of the World Wrestling Championships 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday.
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sardar Sandeep Singh will also be present on the occasion
The country's contingent won 12 medals in wrestling, its most successful sport in the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event. India captured medals in every category in which its stars wrestled
Indian wrestler Deepak Nehra clinched the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle 97kg category final after defeating Tayab Raza of Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday
Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched Gold Medal for India after winning the final against Canada's Lachlan Mcneil in men's 65 kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham on Friday.