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Bajrang Punia is First Indian Wrestler to fight at New York’s Iconic Madison Square
Bajrang Punia is First Indian Wrestler to fight at New York’s Iconic Madison Square
Indian star wrestler Bajrang Punia became the first Indian wrestler to fight at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
Bajrang Punia won the gold medal at the 65kg men’s freestyle wrestling at the recent Asian Championships.
Bajrang Punia is the first Indian wrestler to be invited by the American governing body and will take part in the “Grapple at the Garden — Beat the Streets” fight night, which will be held on 6th May 2019.
Bajrang Punia also won eight gold medals from his previous nine international tournaments including last year’s Commonwealth and Asian Games and presently holds World No.1 title in the 65-kg weight category.
Bajrang Punia born on 26 February 1994Jhajjar, Haryana, India. He is a freestyle wrestler. He won Arjuna Award in the year 2015.
Recently, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on 29th April 2019 nominated Bajrang Punia along with Vinesh Phugat for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award-2019.
