{"id":91328,"date":"2021-08-07T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T12:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=91328"},"modified":"2021-08-07T17:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T12:16:51","slug":"wrestler-bajrang-punia-bags-bronze-medal-in-mens-freestyle-65-kg-category-sixth-medal-for-india-in-tokyo-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wrestler-bajrang-punia-bags-bronze-medal-in-mens-freestyle-65-kg-category-sixth-medal-for-india-in-tokyo-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestler Bajrang Punia bags bronze medal in men&#8217;s freestyle 65 kg category, sixth medal for India in Tokyo Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-hi\">\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 16px;\">DELHI : 07 AUG 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Key Highlight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Punia defeated Kazakhstan&#8217;s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>President Shri Ram Nath Kovid and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate Bajrang \u00a0for his performance<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Congratulating Bajrang, Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur says,<\/em><em>\u00a0I am so proud of you, loved watching your dominating performance and spectacular finish<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in the men&#8217;s freestyle 65 Kg category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 today. He defeated Kazakhstan&#8217;s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match. This was India\u2019s sixth medal in the Tokyo Olympics thus equaling the London Olympic record of six medals.\u00a0President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur and Indians from all corners of the country congratulated Bajrang Punia for his achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423960923509694465&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743583&amp;sessionId=8ec7df7b8e4db4da14af39f9cc9e733dfca45229&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423960923509694465\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Sri Ram Nath Kovind congratulated the wrestler and said every Indian shares the joy of his success. \u201cA special moment for Indian wrestling! Congratulations to Bajrang Punia for winning the Bronze at #Tokyo2020. You have distinguished yourself as an outstanding wrestler with untiring efforts, consistency and tenacity over the years. Every Indian shares the joy of your success!\u201d the President tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423962707712114689&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743583&amp;sessionId=8ec7df7b8e4db4da14af39f9cc9e733dfca45229&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423962707712114689\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Bajrang for his performance and tweeted, \u201cDelightful news from #Tokyo2020! Spectacularly fought @BajrangPunia. Congratulations to you for your accomplishment, which makes every Indian proud and happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1423962808866140163&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1743583&amp;sessionId=8ec7df7b8e4db4da14af39f9cc9e733dfca45229&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1423962808866140163\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur shared a clip of him watching the winning moment on Twitter with congratulation message. \u201cBronze for Bajrang!!! You did it! India is thrilled beyond words! I am so proud of you, loved watching your dominating performance and spectacular finish! #Tokyo2020.\u201d Sports Minister tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>BajrangPunia- BajrangPunia started wrestling at the age of 7. He belongs to a family of a rural background in Khudan village of Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana. As Bajrang was not born with a silver spoon so he had to face many monetary hardships during his initial days. However, it was his friend cum guru the famous wrestler YogeshwarDutt who has always supported him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date of Birth: February 26, 1994<\/p>\n<p>Home location:Sonipat, Haryana<\/p>\n<p>Sport: Wrestling<\/p>\n<p>Training Base: SAI NRC Sonipat<\/p>\n<p>Personal Coach:Emzarios Bentinidis<\/p>\n<p>National Coach:Jagmander Singh<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cf World Championship -1 Silver and 2 Bronze<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Asian Championship \u2013 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze medals<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Asian Games \u2013 1 Gold and 1 Silver<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Commonwealth Games- 1 Gold and 1 Silver<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Govt. Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Preparatory training camp in Russia for Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Preparatory training camp in Michigan, USA for two months along with his support staff<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Preparatory training camp in USA, Russia and Georgia and prior to Senior World Championship 2019 (Qualification event)<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Participation in Ali Aliev, Tbilisi G.P, Asian Championships, YaaarDogu and MatteoPellicone Ranking tournaments which was provided by TOPS and ACTC<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Supplements and Mats during lockdown (COVID)<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Sport S&amp;C Equipments<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Visa support through MYAS and MEA for international players as sparring partners<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Visa facilitation for Bajrang and support team to Russia for Olympic preparation<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Inclusion of personal coach and support staff during the national Camps<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TOPS: Rs. 1,47,40,348<\/p>\n<p>ACTC: Rs. 59,07,151<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL: Rs. 2,06,47,499<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of coaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grassroot Level:-Virender<\/p>\n<p>Development Level: Rampal<\/p>\n<p>Elite Level: Jagmander Singh\/EmzariosBentinidis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964 DELHI : 07 AUG 2021 Key Highlight: Punia defeated Kazakhstan&#8217;s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match President Shri Ram Nath Kovid and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulate Bajrang \u00a0for his performance Congratulating Bajrang, Sports Minister Anurag Singh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":91333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,122],"tags":[49436],"class_list":["post-91328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","category-news","tag-wrestler-bajrang-punia-bags-bronze-medal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}