Bajrang Punia wins bronze as India equal their best ever Olympic medal haul | Tokyo Olympics News – Times of India

By Adam D Anglo On Aug 7, 2021

CHIBA (Japan): He did not live up to the sky-high expectations but India’s Bajrang Punia will return from Tokyo with a bronze medal on Olympic debut after outwitting Daulet Niyazbekov in the play-off on Saturday.
If his defence let him down in the semifinal against Hazi Aliev, Bajrang’s smart attacking moves made him a 8-0 winner against Kazakhstan’s Niyazbekov, to whom he had lost in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Championship.

It’s OFFICIAL! Bajrang Punia is now an Olympic #bronze medallist! ????The #IND grappler defeated Daulet Niyazbekov o… https://t.co/Bnev1WvCJ5

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) 1628333963000

With Bajrang’s medal, Indian wrestlers have matched their best performance at the Olympic Games. At the 2012 London Games, Sushil Kumar won a silver and Yogeshwar Dutt returned with a bronze.

Delightful news from #Tokyo2020! Spectacularly fought @BajrangPunia. Congratulations to you for your accomplishment… https://t.co/IkqaNeFsGR

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1628334140000

With his podium, India also equalled their best ever Olympic medal haul of six achieved in the 2012 London edition.

Another medal by another top class fighter! Great performance! #BajrangPunia https://t.co/plwougtEiB

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) 1628334811000

Bajrang had defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Ernazar Akmataliev and Iran’s Morteza Cheka Ghiasi before losing to Hazai Aliev from Azerbaijan in the semifinals on Friday.

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