Bajrang Punia Wins Gold In Men's 65kg Freestyle Wrestling

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Wrestler Bajrang Punia gave India its first gold medal in the Asian Games 2018. © Facebook

Wrestler Bajrang Punia gave India its first gold medal in the Asian Games 2018. Bajrang Punia defeated Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men's 65 kg freestyle title bout to claim the top honours. Bajrang, who entered the Asian Games as favourite to win the gold in this category, beat his Japanese opponent 11-8 in the summit clash. The 24-year-old Indian had won three consecutive gold medals - Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia and Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul -- ahead of the Asian Games. He also won bronze medal at Asian Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan earlier this year.

Bajrang defeated Khasanov Sirojiddin of Uzbekistan, Fayziev Abdulqosim of Tajikistan) and Batchuluun Batmagnai of Mongolia to enter the final.

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Wrestling Asian Games 2018

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