Bajrang Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler. After winning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, he was awarded a sum of Rs 30 lakh by the Government of India, Rs 2.5 crore by the Government of Haryana, and Rs 25 lakh by BCCI.
Bajrang Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He was born on 26 February 1994 in Jhajjar, Haryana. His sun sign is Pisces. His father’s name is Balvan Singh Punia, and his mother’s name is Om Pyari Punia.
He is married to Sangeeta Phogat. He is the son-in-law of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat.
Bajrang Punia’s favourites
He loves to play basketball, football, and kabaddi.
His favourite Indian wrestlers are Yogeshwar Dutt and Captain Chandraroop.
Interesting facts about Bajrang Punia
At the young age of 7, Bajrang Punia started receiving his wrestling training. His father encouraged him to participate in wrestling and kabaddi competitions.
In the year 2008, he joined the Chhatarsal Stadium where he received training under the coach Ramphal Mann.
In 2013, Bajrang made his international debut in the Asian Wrestling Championships and won a bronze medal for his country.
Bajrang Punia’s gold medals
Bajrang Punia has clinched several gold medals for India in various wrestling championships. The list is as follows:
2016 Commonwealth Championships in Singapore (65 kg)
2017 Commonwealth Championships in Breaking (65 kg)
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat (70 kg)
2017 Asian Championships in New Delhi (65 kg)
2018 Asian Games in Jakarta (65 kg)
2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast (65 kg)
2019 Asian Championships in Xi'an (65 kg)
2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (65kg)
Bajrang Punia’s silver medals
Bajrang Punia’s international silver wins are:
2014 Asian Championships in Astana (61 kg)
2017 World U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz (65 kg)
2018 World Championships in Budapest (65 kg)
2020 Asian Championships in New Delhi (65 kg)
2021 Asian Championships in Almaty (65kg)
2022 Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar (65 kg)
Bajrang Punia’s bronze medals
Bajrang Punia has won bronze medals in following championships:
2013 Asian Championships in New Delhi (60 kg), 2013 World Championships in Budapest (60 kg), 2018 Asian Championships in Bishkek (65 kg), 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan (65 kg), 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (65 kg) and 2022 Bolat Turlikhanov Cup in Almaty (65 kg).
Bajrang Punia’s awards
In the year 2015, the Government of India awarded him with the Arjuna Award. In 2019, he was honoured with the Padma Shri Award for his achievements. The same year, he received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Bajrang Punia was appointed as a Gazetted Officer Indian Railways OSD Sports.
His personal coach is the famous Indian wrestler, Yogeshwar Dutt.
Bajrang Punia’s success
He is the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the year 2017.
Bajrang Punia tied the knot with wrestler Sangeeta Phogat on 25 November 2020.
After winning a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, he was awarded a sum of Rs 30 lakh by the Government of India, Rs 2.5 crore by the Government of Haryana, and Rs 25 lakh by BCCI.
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