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Bajrang Punia Clinches Gold Medal in Ali Aliyev Wrestling Tournament
Bajrang Punia Clinches Gold Medal in Ali Aliyev Wrestling Tournament: Details, Achievements, Career Highlights
World No: 1, India's top wrestler Bajrang Punia on 2nd May 2019 won the gold medal after defeating Viktor Rassadin 13-8 in the finals of men's 65kg freestyle in the 2019 Ali Aliyev Wrestling Tournament in Kaspiisk, Russia.
Bajrang Punia claims this second title in two weeks. Earlier on 23rd April, won gold in the same category, beating Kazakhstan’s Sayatbek Okassov 12-7 in the final of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an, China.
Bajrang Punia will now become the first Indian wrestler to participate in the “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets fight night event at the Madison Square Garden, New York, the United States on 6th May 2019.
Bajrang Punia (25-years-old) on 29th April 2019, was nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Key Achievements
Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category at the World Wrestling Championships in 2013.
Bajrang Punia won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category at the 2014 Common Wealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.
Bajrang Punia won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea
Bajrang Punia won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category at the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships in 2014 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Bajrang Punia won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship held at Delhi in 2017.
Bajrang Punia won the gold in men's freestyle 65 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia.
Bajrang Punia won the gold at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's freestyle 65 kg category.
Bajrang Punia won the silver at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and claimed the world no. 1 spot in the 65kg category.
