Who is Bajrang Punia, the freestyle wrestler who upheld the country’s hopes of winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020? He is one of the few successful Indian wrestlers who earned a name for the country at several international competitions including the World Wrestling Championship.
Learn more about Bajrang Punia, his family, records, age, height, medals, and career info here.
Who Is Wrestler Bajrang Punia?
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Wrestling runs in the blood of Haryanvi-Jat, Bajrang Punia, who came from a rural part of India and shined several times on the world stage. The 65kg freestyle wrestler is a former World No. 1, first to get the status in any category.
Bajrang Punia Birthday
He was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana on 26th February 1994. His father was a wrestler too who always encouraged him for the sport. The young Punia started his training at a very young age and later moved to Sonepat for professional training.
Height And Age Of Bajrang Punia
The 27-year old wrestler and former World No. 1 is 1.66m (5ft 5 in.) in height.
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Who Is Wife Of Bajrang Punia?
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Punia got married to Sangita Phogat in 2020. She is also a freestyle wrestler in the 59 Kg category and the youngest of all Phogat sisters. Sangita is also a silver medalist at National Level.
Bajrang Punia Career Info, Medals, And Records
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Love for wrestling continued to bloom in the heart and mind of young Punia since childhood but he got a chance to show his skills at the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championship for the first time. He made it to the semi-finals in the first attempt but lost to North Korea’s Hwang Ryong-Hak. This was the first bronze of his life.
He got another chance to claim gold, this time at the world stage of the World Wrestling Championship in 2013. Unfortunately, he again had to be satisfied with bronze losing against a Mongolian wrestler. Bajrang Punia won a total of 3 medals (2 bronze, and 1 silver), the highest by any wrestler, in the World Championship.
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Here is a complete list of events where he won medals and made several records as well:
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- Silver at 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, and Asian Games
- Gold at 2016 and 2017 Commonwealth Championship
- Silver at World U23 Championship in Men’s 65 kg category in 2017
- Gold at 2017 Asian Championships, Asian Indoor, and Martial Games
- 2 gold, 1 silver, and a bronze medal in 2018
- Two silvers back to back in Asian Championships in 2020 and 2021
He topped the World Ranking in 2019 after winning silver in Men’s 65 kg Category. Punia has been awarded FICCI, Arjun Award, Padma Shri, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for his achievements.
Bajrang Punia is one of the brilliant stars in the Wrestling World and representing India at Tokyo Olympics 2020.