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Bajrang Punia poses with his silver medal. (Photo: AP)

Wrestling worlds: Bajrang falls in final, bags silver

The Japanese got more points with a step out and led 7-6 at the break.

23 Oct 2018 7:54 PM GMT

The world body has introduced the seeding system for the first-time ever for the World Championship, utilising the pre-championship performance ranking points to determine the competitive seeds. (Photo: PTI)

Bajrang Punia becomes first Indian to get World Championship seeding

Bajrang, is seeded third in his weight category of 65kg class of the Freestyle event.

12 Oct 2018 4:30 AM GMT

Wrestling Worlds: Sakshi, Bajrang to lead Indian challenge

The Wrestling Federation of India has selected 10 members each in free-style, greco-roman and women's wrestling...

9 Oct 2018 1:04 AM GMT

Bajrang, who is a World Championship bronze-medallist from 2013, had earlier bagged a silver medal in the 2014 Glasgow edition of the Games in the 61kg weight category. (Photo: Twitter)

CWG 2018: Bajrang Punia bags gold in wrestling, Pooja Dhanda settles...

The 24-year-old showcased a superlative performance to clinch India's 17th gold medal at the Games in style.

13 April 2018 10:46 AM GMT

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday felicitated wrestler Bajrang Punia with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. (Photo:Twitter)

Kiren Rijiju confers Khel Ratna to Bajrang Punia

Punia has put events like Olympics a priority over the Pro League.

29 Nov 2019 5:11 AM GMT

This is Bajrangs fifth medal from the Asian Championships after gold in 2017, silver in 2014 and a couple of bronze in 2013 and 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Wrestling Championships: Bajrang Punia bags gold

This is Bajrang's fifth medal from the Asian Championships after gold in 2017, silver in 2014 and a couple of bronze in...

24 April 2019 5:34 AM GMT

We have not insulted any sportsmen in the state. In fact, we give them the highest winning amount in India. We give them the best job opportunities, Vij told reporters. (Photo: ANI)

Never disrespected any athlete, says Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij

The minister's reaction came after wrestler Bajrang Punia, who hails from Haryana, tweeted against the sports policy of...

26 Jun 2019 10:01 AM GMT

Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik on Thursday became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. (Photo:PTI)

Deepa Malik gets Khel Ratna award as Bajrang Punia misses ceremony

Training commitments kept co-awardee Bajrang Punia away from the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

29 Aug 2019 2:09 PM GMT

With one minute to go, Deepak Punia was trailing 3-6 but pulled off a takedown and then expose move to take a 7-6 lead in the dying moments of the tense bout. (Photo: File)

Deepak Punia clinches number 1 rank in World Wrestling Rankings

The 20-year-old now has 82 points, four more than World Champion Yazdani.

27 Sep 2019 9:45 AM GMT

Delhi Sultans Bajrang Punia (left) in action against Rajneesh of Haryana Hammers during their PWL-2 bout in New Delhi.

Bajrang Punia wants wrestling to be made national sport of India

Bajrang clinched a bronze medal in just-concluded World Championships in Nur-Sultan.

24 Sep 2019 1:18 PM GMT

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia secured a spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after an impressive 8-1 win over North Koreas Jong Son in the ongoing World Wrestling Championships on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Bajrang Punia: 'Not even an Olympic medal will heal World C'ship...

The two were tied 9-9 after the bout but the Kazakh was declared winners by points, robbing Bajrang a chance to fight...

24 Sep 2019 12:14 PM GMT

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia secured a spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after an impressive 8-1 win over North Koreas Jong Son in the ongoing World Wrestling Championships on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Bajrang Punia bags bronze medal in World Wrestling Championships

Punia defeated Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir 8-7 to clinch the medal in the 65 kg weight category.

20 Sep 2019 3:19 PM GMT