Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

September 20, 2019 8:44 AM

Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya today qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning their respective quarterfinal matches in World Wrestling Championships at Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan. However, they lost their semi-final bouts in the men's freestyle category.   Bajrang lost the semi-final to the home wrestler Daulet Niyazbekov while  Ravi Dahiya lost his match to reigning world champion Zaur Uguev from Russia. Vinesh Phogat had already booked an Olympic quota for India in women's ...

Bajrang Punia bags gold in Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament

May 3, 2019 1:58 PM

Bajrang Punia bags gold in Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament

World number one Bajrang Punia won the gold medal as he defeated Viktor Rassadin in the finals of men's 65kg freestyle in the Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament in Kaspiisk, Russia on Thursday. Bajrang got the better of the local favourite 13-8 in his final bout after being down 0-5 at one stage. The 25-year-old Indian grappler had won a gold medal last week at the Asian Championships in Xi'an, China.

Wrestling: Bajrang, Sandeep in final of Yasar Dogu International

July 29, 2018 7:35 AM

Wrestling: Bajrang, Sandeep in final of Yasar Dogu International

In freestyle wrestling, India's Asian Games medal hopefuls Bajrang Punia and Sandeep Tomar put up an impressive show at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey by reaching the gold medal rounds while Vicky settled for a bronze.      Bajrang beat Turkish wrestler Mustafa Kaya by technical superiority (15-4) in the 70kg quarterfinals. Continuing his good form, he then edged out Iran's Yones Emamichoghaei 10-10 in the semifinal.   Sandeep overcame three opponents en route...