Guwahati, August 7: Bajrang Punia joined a long list of Indian wrestlers to win a medal at the Olympics, clinching a bronze at the Tokyo Games on Saturday.
Bajrang beat Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in men’s 65kg freestyle bronze match to become the sixth Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics, country’s 7th medal overall in the sport.
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