Indian ace wrestler, Bajrang Punia became the 1st and only Indian to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships as he bagged a bronze medal in the current edition on Sunday in Belgrade.
4️⃣th Worlds medal for @BajrangPunia 🤼♂️
Our Tokyo Olympics BRONZE medalist has bagged a BRONZE🥉 again. This time at the Wrestling World Championships (FS 65kg) in Belgrade🤩
His World Championships CV now:
SILVER – 2018
BRONZE – 2013, 2019, 2022#WrestleBelgrade pic.twitter.com/vF1kOEEflL— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 18, 2022
Bajrang, a bronze medalist at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, beat Puerto Rico’s Sebastian Rivera by 11-9 in the 65kg category bronze medal match.
-- Advertisement --Bajrang, who lost to John Michael Diakomihalis of the USA in the quarterfinals, qualified for the bronze medal match in the repechage where he outsmarted Vazgen Tevanyan of Armenia 7-6 on points.
It is Bajrang’s third bronze in the world. This famous Indian wrestler had earlier won bronze in 2013, silver in 2018, and bronze in 2019.
India fielded a 30-member squad for the World Wrestling Championships 2022 but was able to secure just two medals. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya crashed early and failed to secure a podium finish.
Apart from Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat also clinched her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53kg category. Vinesh defeated Sweden’s Emma Malmgren by 8-0 to win bronze.
