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World Wrestling Championships: India's Bajrang Punia wins bronze

Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the current edition, here on Sunday . Bajrang, who won a bronze in last year's Tokyo Olympics, eked out a close 11-9 win on points over Sebastian C Rivera of Puerto Rico in one of the the bronze medal bouts. Bajrang, who lost to John Michael Diakomihalis of USA in the quarterfinals, qualified for the bronze medal contest through repechage round where he defeated Vazgen Tevanyan of Armenia 7-6 by points. It is Bajrang's third bronze at the worlds. The celebrated Indian wrestler had earlier won a bronze at in 2013, silver in 2018 and bronze in 2019. India had fielded a 30-member team for the ongoing World Championships but produced a below-par performance, securing just two medals. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya had crashed out early and failed to secure a podium finish. Besides Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championsh

CWG 2022: Beyond shooting, India finds 61 reasons to cheer in Birmingham

The athletes showed that India can look beyond Shooting. India, with 61 medals including 22 gold at Birmingham 2022 surprised all by winning in events where not even the ardent fans believed it could

Commonwealth Games, Day 9: India's full Schedule - Saturday, August 6

India has jumped to the fifth spot at CWG 2022 as Indian wrestlers proved their mettle on Day 8. Read this article to know everything about India's Day 9 schedule at Commonwealth Games 2022

CWG 2022 Day 8 Highlights: Bajrang, Deepak, Sakshi win gold in wrestling

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8 Highlights: Indian wrestling contingent performed exceptionally, winning six medals which included 3 gold, 1 silver and two bronze. Women's hockey lost controversially

Bajrang Punia defends men's 65kg gold, Anshu Malik bags silver on birthday

Canada's Lachlan Maurice McNeil fought well against Bajrang but the Indian was far superior in technique and stamina.

Indian wrestlers dominate mat, four reach final, including Bajrang Punia

The huge gulf between the class of India's top wrestlers and their rivals was evident as four of them, including superstar Bajrang Punia, stormed into the finals at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8: India Medal Contenders to Watch

India's hope lies on the women's hockey team and freestyle wrestlers to bag some more medals on the eighth day of CWG 2022 Birmingham. Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia enters quarterfinals on Day 8.

CWG 2022: India's gold medal prospects at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Here is a list of players and teams that could be prospective gold medal winners for India in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022, which begin on July 28, 2022, in Birmingham, England

CWG 2022: 10 Indian stars to watch out for at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

In absence of the shooters, here are the top ten individual sportspersons from India who are going to be the showstoppers at Birmingham 2022. The list obviously includes Neeraj Chopra

Bajrang Punia obtains UK visa, will travel to US for training ahead of CWG

"The Sports Ministry, through the Ministry of External Affairs, got in touch with the British High Commission to seek the UK Visa for Bajrang, which has now been obtained," a SAI media release said.

Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia without dedicated physio since Tokyo Games

Bajrang wants senior physiotherapist Anand Dubey, a Railways employee, to assist him but it has been learnt that Railways does not have a policy to spare its staff for personal engagements.

Bajrang Punia starts hunt for new coach ahead of Asian Games

Bajrang Punia starts hunt for new coach ahead of Asian Games

Kejriwal, wrestler Bajrang Punia discuss plans for Delhi Sports University

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Olympic bronze medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday discussed plans for the Delhi Sports University

Amrutanjan Healthcare ropes in Mirabai, Punia as brand ambassadors

Chanu and Punia will endorse the company's portfolio of advanced body pain management products

Like IPL, India needs a league for wrestling too, says Bajrang Punia

In this special interview, Punia talks about his Olympic dream, the experience of meeting PM Narendra Modi, his next goal and more

Doctors advised to take rest but I preferred to train for Olympics: Punia

Bajrang Punia stated that no one gets more disappointed than an athlete after losing a game. The Indian wrestler bagged bronze through repechage in the men's freestyle 65 kg category.

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj scripts history, India ends its campaign with gold

Neeraj Chopra's first throw of 87.58 was enough for him to earn a gold medal in the javelin throw final

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Heartbreak in women's hockey, Punia loses semis

India's women's hockey team's maiden Olympic medal remained out of bounds as Great Britain came out on top in the pulsating encounter.

Wrestling: Bajrang ouwitted by Aliev, to fight for bronze; Seema out

Rio Olympics bronze-winner Aliev of Azerbaijan consistently attacked Bajrang's legs and twice got himself into position from where he could roll the Indian comfortably for easy two-point throws.

Wrestler Punia secures semifinal spot with stunning win over Iranian

Punia defeated Iran's Morteza Ghiasi by fall in the quarterfinal of the Tokyo Olympic Games men's 65kg event to secure a last-four berth