Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya win bronze at World Championships

In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya have won bronze at the World Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. This is Bajrang's second consecutive medal at the Worlds and third overall while Dahiya has managed to win bronze in his very first appearance at the senior championships.

Bajrang defeated Mongolian Tulga Tumur Ochir to win in a



thrilling bronze medal bout while Dahiya beat Iran's reigning Asian champion Reza to win his maiden Worlds medal. Both Bajrang and Dahiya had sealed a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by qualifying for the bronze medal round. This took India's haul to three medals with Vinesh Phogat winning bronze in the women's 53kg.