Bajrang Punia
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Khudan, Jhajjar, Haryana, India | 26 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Wrestler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Sangita Phogat (m. 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Emzarios Bentinidis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov with a wide 8-0 margin.[2] Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win 3 medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
Early life and background[]
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Punia was born in the Khudan village of Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India.[3][4] He began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father.[5] Punia grew up a rural area. His family did not have money for traditional sports. Instead, he had to partake in free sports like wrestling and Kabaddi.[6] Punia's father was a wrestler as well and at a young age, his family started him at a local mud wrestling school. Punia started to skip school to go to wrestling practice.[6]he went to chattarsal stadium in2008 where he was trained by Ramphal Mann .In 2015, his family moved to Sonepat so that he can attend a regional centre of Sports Authority of India.
Currently, he works in Indian Railways on the post of Gazetted officer OSD Sports.[4] Punia enjoys seeking out knowledge of his village elders.[6]
He is married to fellow wrestler Sangita Phogat Punia.
Career[]
2013 Asian Wrestling Championships[]
In New Delhi, India, in the semi-final bout, Bajrang lost 3-1 to Hwang Ryong-hak of North Korea to win the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category.
In the Round of 16, he faced of Japan, beating him 3-1. His opponent in the quarter-finals was of Iran whom he beat 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals.[7]
2013 World Wrestling Championships[]
In Budapest, Hungary, Bajrang won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category by qualifying for the bronze medal bout through the repechage round. There, he met Enkhsaikhany Nyam-Ochir of Mongolia and beat him 9-2.
In the Round of 32, he faced Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria who beat him 7-0. With the Bulgarian grappler qualifying for the final bout, Bajrang then faced of Japan and earned a walkover. His next opponent was Ivan Guidea of Romania, and with a 10-3 win over the Romanian, Bajrang earned a spot in the bronze medal bout.
2014 Commonwealth Games[]
In Glasgow, Scotland, he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category, after losing 1-4 to David Tremblay of Canada.
In the Round of 16, Bajrang faced Sasha Madyarchyk of England and beat him 4-0. He faced of South Africa in the quarter-finals and won 4-1. The Nigerian wrestler, Amas Daniel, was his opponent in the semi-finals and overcame him in a 3-1 scoreline.[8][9]
2014 Asian Games[]
In Incheon, South Korea, he won the silver medal in the Men's freestyle 61 kg category, after losing 1-3 to of Iran.
In the Round of 16, he faced of Mongolia and beat him 3-1. His quarter-finals opponent was of Tajikistan whom he beat 4-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. He was assured of a medal when he beat of Japan 4-1 in the semi-finals.[10]
2014 Asian Wrestling Championships[]
In Astana, Kazakhstan, Bajrang won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category, losing 0-4 to Masoud Esmaeilpour of Iran.
In the Round of 16, Bajrang met Lee Seung-Chul of South Korea whom he beat 3-1. In the quarter-finals, he faced of Japan whom he beat 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. There he met of Mongolia whom he beat 3-1 to assure himself of a medal.[11]
2015 World Wrestling Championships[]
Unlike his fellow Narsingh Yadav, Bajrang wasn't able to win a medal at the tournament in Las Vegas and finished 5th.[12]
In the Round of 32, he met of Mongolia who beat him 10-0. With the Mongolian qualifying for the final bout in the 61 kg category, Bajrang got a chance to contest in the Repêchage round. His first opponent in the repêchage round was Reece Humphrey of the USA whom he beat 6-0 easily. The second repêchage opponent was Beka Lomtadze from Georgia who put up a fight but was ultimately overcome 13-6 by the Indian. Unfortunately, he fell at the last hurdle, drawing the bronze medal bout 6-6 but his opponent Vasyl Shuptar of Ukraine, scoring the last point.[12]
Asian Wrestling Championship 2017[]
In 2017 May, he won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship held at Delhi.[4]
Pro Wrestling League[]
Bajrang was the second acquisition of the JSW owned Bangalore franchise in the auction conducted in New Delhi. The wrestler was picked up for a sum of Rs 29.5 lakh.[13]
The Pro Wrestling League was scheduled to be held from 10 December to 27 December across six cities.[14]
2018 Commonwealth Games[]
In Gold Coast, Australia, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg category. He overcame Kane Charig of Wales by Technical Superiority to clinch the gold.[15]
2018 Asian Games[]
On August 19, he won the Men's freestyle 65 kg /Gold medal. He defeated Japanese Wrestler Takatani Daichi 11-8; the score was locked at 6-6 after the first round.[16][17]
2018 World Wrestling Championships[]
Bajrang won Silver at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. After that Silver Medal, he claimed World No. 1 in 65 kg category.[18]
2019 World Wrestling Championships[]
Bajrang won Bronze for the second time at a World Championship, thereby qualifying India for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling event.
2020 Rome Ranking Series
On 18 January, Bajrang defeated Jordan Oliver 4-3 in the final in the 65 kg freestyle category at the Ranking Series.[19]
2021[]
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[20]
2020 Tokyo Olympic[]
On 6 August 2021, he won the pre-quarterfinal match in 65 Kg category in 2020 Summer Olympics against Ernazar Akmataliev and his quarter-final match against Morteza Ghiasi Cheka.[21][22]
In the bronze medal match he dominated his opponent winning by a margin of 8-0.
International competitions[]
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World Championship[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2019 | 2019 World Wrestling Championships | Nur-sultan | 65 kg | Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ) | |
2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest | 65 kg | Takuto Otoguro (JPN) | |
2017 | 2017 World Wrestling Championships | Paris France | 65 kg | 13th | Zurabi Iakobishvili (GEO) |
2016 | 2016 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest | 61 kg | 9th | Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov (AZE) |
2015 | 2015 World Wrestling Championships | Las Vegas | 61 kg | 5th | (MGL) |
2013 | 2013 World Wrestling Championships | Hungry | 60 kg | Vladimir Dubov (BUL) |
U23 World Championship[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2017 | 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz | 65 kg | Nachyn Kuular (RUS) |
Asian Games[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2018 | 2018 Asian Games | Jakarta | 65kg | Daichi Takatani (JPN) | |
2014 | 2014 Asian Games | Incheon | 61kg | Masoud Esmaeilpour (IRI) |
Commonwealth Games[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2018 | 2018 Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast | 65kg | (WAL) | |
2014 | 2014 Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 61kg | David Tremblay (CAN) |
Asian Wrestling Championship[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2021 | 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | Almaty | Takuto Otoguro (JPN) | ||
2020 | 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships | New Delhi | Takuto Otoguro (JPN) | ||
2019 | 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships | Xi'an | Sayatbek Okassov (KAZ) | ||
2018 | 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships | Bishkek | Daichi Takatani (JPN) | ||
2017 | 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships | New Delhi | (KOR) | ||
2016 | 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships | Bangkok | 10th | (PRK) | |
2014 | 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships | Astana | Masoud Esmaeilpour (IRI) | ||
2013 | 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships | New Delhi | (KOR) |
Olympics[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Rank | Opponent |
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2021 | Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Tokyo | 65 kg | Daulet Niyazbekov (Kazakhstan) |
Record against opponents[]
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Beka Lomtadze(?)
Awards[]
- Arjuna Award, 2015[23]
- Padma Shri Award, 2019[24]
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2019[25]
- FICCI India Sports Award 2020[26]
- For winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
- ₹30 lakh (US$40,000) from the Government of India.[27]
- ₹2.5 crore (US$330,000) from the Government of Haryana.[28]
- ₹25 lakh (US$33,000) from the Board of Control for Cricket in India[29]
- ₹25 lakh (US$33,000) from the Indian Olympic Association[30]
References[]
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- ^ Sen, Rohan (7 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Wrestler Bajrang Punia beats Daulet Niyazbekov to win bronze, adds 6th medal in India's tally". India Today. Toyko. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Saini, Ravinder (31 July 2014). "Silver medallist Bajrang's native village erupts in joy". The Tribune. Tribune News Service. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Saini, Ravinder (14 May 2017). "Bajrang's village celebrates the proud moment". The Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Bajrang Bajrang Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Henry, Blaine (1 June 2020). "Bajrang Punia: In The Middle of Difficulty Lies Opportunity". fight-library.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Bajrang Kumar wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships". CNN-IBN. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Sejwal, Ritu (17 September 2013). "Bajrang wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". www.incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Kumaraswamy, K (3 November 2015). "JSW bag Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League auction - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Ravi Teja (4 November 2015). "Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "CWG 2018: Wrestler Bajrang Punia bags Gold in Men's Freestyle 65kg category". India Today. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Naik, Shivani (20 August 2018). "Wrestler Bajrang Punia brings India first Asian Games gold". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Official Result Book - Wrestling 19–22 August" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Bajrang becomes number one in world in 65kg". The Pioneer. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Bajrang Punia wins gold at Rome Ranking Series event". India Today. Rome. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Schedule & Results - 6 Aug | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Bajrang Punia reaches Olympic wrestling 65kg semifinals in Tokyo, to face Haji Aliyev". sportstar.thehindu.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "JSW-supported Bajrang Punia and Babita Kumari receive Arjuna Award". www.sportskeeda.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (28 January 2019). "Bajrang Punia: The Padma honour more than makes up for the Khel Ratna snub - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Wrestler Bajrang Punia to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award". India Today. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards". The Hindu. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Nitin (12 July 2021). "Rs 6 crore or Rs 25 lakh for Olympics gold? Home state key to cash prize". Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Basu, Hindol (23 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Indians to get highest cash award for winning medals". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Raining rewards for Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra! Haryana, Punjab, BCCI announce cash awards for star javelin thrower". Financial Express. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Coaches of gold winners to get ₹12.5 lakh from IOA, Chanu coach to get ₹10 lakh". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links[]
- FILA profile
- Bajrang Punia at United World Wrestling
- Bajrang Punia at Olympedia
- Bajrang Punia at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Bajrang Punia at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bajrang Punia at The-Sports.org
- Living people
- Indian male sport wrestlers
- 1994 births
- Sport wrestlers from Haryana
- People from Jhajjar
- Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
- Recipients of the Khel Ratna Award
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of India
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in wrestling