PM congratulates wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia for winning Bronze medal at World Wrestling Championships

September 19, 2022 6:32 PM

PM congratulates wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia for winning Bronze medal at World Wrestling Championships

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia for winning the Bronze medal at World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. In a tweet today, Mr. Modi said that both wrestlers made the country proud. He added that this is special for both wrestlers as Vinesh became the first Indian woman to win two medals on this platform and Bajrang won his fourth medal.

30-member team led by Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia to represent India at World Wrestling Championships in Budapest

October 8, 2018 2:23 PM

30-member team led by Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia to represent India at World Wrestling Championships in Budapest

A strong 30-member team led by Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia will represent India at the World Wrestling Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 20 to 28.     The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has selected 10 members each in free-style, greco-roman and women's wrestling categories.   While Bajrang (65kg) is India's best bet in the freestyle category, Sakshi (62kg) and Commonwealth Games gold Pooja Dhanda (57...