Special moment for Indian wrestling

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia for winning bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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The 27-year-old defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov in the men’s freestyle 65kg category to clinch a medal on his Olympic debut.

Bajrang Punia is a freestyle wrestler from Haryana. He competes in the 65-kg weight category.

He is the only Indian wrestler to win 3 medals at the World Wrestling Championships.

He won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

With Bajrang’s medal, Indian wrestlers have matched their best performance at the Olympic Games by earning two podium finishes. Ravi Dahiya had won an inspiring silver medal in the 57kg category.

At the 2012 London Games, Sushil Kumar had won a silver and Yogeshwar Dutt returned with a bronze.