Bajrang Punia

About: Punia was born in Khudan, Jhajjar, Haryana, India. He began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father. Punia grew up in rural area. His family did not have money for traditional sports. Instead, he had to partake in free sports like Wrestling and Kabaddi.

Achievements:

Event	Medal	Year	Location	Weight Class
Olympic Games	Bronze	2020	Tokyo	65 kg
World Championships	Silver	2018	Budapest	65 kg
World Championships	Bronze	2013	Budapest	60 kg
World Championships	Bronze	2019	Nur-Sultan	65 kg
World Championships	Bronze	2022	Belgrade	65 kg
Asian Games	Gold	2018	Jakarta	65 kg
Asian Games	Silver	2014	Incheon	61 kg
Commonwealth Games	Gold	2018	Gold Coast	65 kg
Commonwealth Games	Gold	2022	Birmingham	65 kg
Commonwealth Games	Silver	2014	Glasgow	61 kg
Asian Championships	Gold	2017	New Delhi	65 kg
Asian Championships	Gold	2019	Xi’an	65 kg
Asian Championships	Silver	2014	Astana	61 kg
Asian Championships	Silver	2020	New Delhi	65 kg
Asian Championships	Silver	2021	Almaty	65 kg
Asian Championships	Silver	2022	Ulanbator	65 kg
Asian Championships	Bronze	2013	New Delhi	60 kg
Asian Championships	Bronze	2018	Bishkek	65 kg
World U23 Championships	Silver	2017	Bydgoszcz	65 kg
Commonwealth Championship	Gold	2017	Brakpan	65 kg
Commonwealth Championship	Gold	2016	Singapore	65 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Gold	2017	Ashgabat	70 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup	Bronze	2022	Almaty	65 kg

Rank in World: 1

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