Bajrang Punia Win Gold Medal, Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling in Common Wealth Games 2022

Bajrang Punia Win Gold Medal

India’s BajrangPunia clinched gold in the men’s 65kg freestyle wrestling in commonwealthgames2022. Bajrang’s efforts took India’s medal tally to 22 at the ongoing Games in Birmingham.

Wrestling #BajrangPunia

Bajrang Punia claims India’s first gold medal in wrestling at the #CWG2022 in men’s 65kg freestyle.

Bajrang Punia wins GOLD, beating Canada’s McNiel 9-2 to successfully defend his 2018 CWG title (65kg). Bajrang conceded just two points across all the rounds on his way to topping the podium. Some dominance!

Wishes from PM Narendra Modi

The talented @BajrangPunia is synonymous with consistency and excellence. He wins a Gold at the Birmingham CWG. Congratulations to him for the remarkable feat, his 3rd consecutive CWG medal. His spirit and confidence is inspiring. My best wishes always. https://t.co/hjBYjd1lCP

Wishes From President of India Draupadi Murmu

Congratulations to Anshu Malik for winning silver in wrestling at the #CommonwealthGames. You have proved your mettle as one of the best international wrestlers. My best wishes for all your future endeavours.

Bajrang Punia bagged the very first Gold for India in the sport of wrestling as he beat Canada’s Lachlan McNeil in the men’s 65kg freestyle wrestling final on Day 5 of CWG 2022. Meanwhile, Bajrang defeated England’s George Ramm in the semifinals of wrestling today.

Punia was extremely dominant in the first period and did not let his opponent score. He finished with a 4-0 lead over McNeil at the end of the first period.

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia, on Friday, defended his men’s 65kg title Commonwealth Games title with a 9-2 win over Canada’s McNeil in the final.

This is the third medal for Bajrang Punia in Commonwealth Games. Bajrang started with a silver medal in the 61 Kg category at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and he upgraded it to a gold medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the 65 Kg category.