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Bajrang Punia
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30 May 2023 12:20 AM
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26 Apr 2020 2:11 PM
Bajrang Punia placed No.2 in latest world rankings, assured of seeding at Olympics
Fast-rising Ravi Dahiya also seems set for a top-four billing at the mega-event
01 Apr 2020 8:02 PM
Kiren Rijiju confers Khel Ratna to Bajrang Punia
Punia has put events like Olympics a priority over the Pro League.
29 Nov 2019 10:41 AM
Deepak Punia clinches number 1 rank in World Wrestling Rankings
The 20-year-old now has 82 points, four more than World Champion Yazdani.
27 Sep 2019 3:15 PM
Bajrang Punia wants wrestling to be made national sport of India
Bajrang clinched a bronze medal in just-concluded World Championships in Nur-Sultan.
24 Sep 2019 6:48 PM
Bajrang Punia: 'Not even an Olympic medal will heal World C'ship semifinal loss'
The two were tied 9-9 after the bout but the Kazakh was declared winners by points, robbing Bajrang a chance to fight for the gold medal.
24 Sep 2019 5:44 PM
Bajrang Punia bags bronze medal in World Wrestling Championships
Punia defeated Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir 8-7 to clinch the medal in the 65 kg weight category.
20 Sep 2019 8:49 PM
Bajrang Punia controversially loses WWC semi-finals after securing Olympic berth
In the controversial bout, the referee gave ample time to tiring Niyazbekov to catch his breath and he was not warned at least thrice.
19 Sep 2019 8:00 PM
Deepa Malik gets Khel Ratna award as Bajrang Punia misses ceremony
Training commitments kept co-awardee Bajrang Punia away from the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
29 Aug 2019 7:39 PM
Never disrespected any athlete, says Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij
The minister's reaction came after wrestler Bajrang Punia, who hails from Haryana, tweeted against the sports policy of the state govt.
26 Jun 2019 3:31 PM
Asian Wrestling Championships: Bajrang Punia bags gold
This is Bajrang’s fifth medal from the Asian Championships after gold in 2017, silver in 2014 and a couple of bronze in 2013 and 2018.
24 Apr 2019 11:04 AM
Wrestling worlds: Bajrang falls in final, bags silver
The Japanese got more points with a step out and led 7-6 at the break.
24 Oct 2018 1:24 AM
Bajrang Punia becomes first Indian to get World Championship seeding
Bajrang, is seeded third in his weight category of 65kg class of the Freestyle event.
12 Oct 2018 10:00 AM
Wrestling Worlds: Sakshi, Bajrang to lead Indian challenge
The Wrestling Federation of India has selected 10 members each in free-style, greco-roman and women’s wrestling categories.
09 Oct 2018 6:34 AM
Poor Khel Ratna choice
Beyond the metrics of comparing performances across disciplines, what hurts the athletic world is the national fixation with cricket.
23 Sep 2018 2:29 AM
Asian Games 2018: Wrestler Bajrang Punia opens India's gold account
I dedicate this gold medal to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away recently: Bajrang
20 Aug 2018 12:22 AM
CWG 2018: Bajrang Punia bags gold in wrestling, Pooja Dhanda settles for silver
The 24-year-old showcased a superlative performance to clinch India's 17th gold medal at the Games in style.
13 Apr 2018 4:16 PM
Wrestling worlds: Sakshi, Bajrang eye medals
Vinesh Phogat, another silver medallist at the Asian Championship, will also fancy her chances in women’s 48kg.
21 Aug 2017 12:59 AM
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