Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994
Jhajjar, Haryana, India
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Chatshal Stadium
Coached by Vinod Kumar
Medal record
Competitor for  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Wrestling Championships
2013 Budapest 60 kg
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 61 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon 61 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
2013 New Delhi 60 kg
2014 Astana 61 kg

Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is a freestyle wrestler from India. He is currently being supported by JSW Sport under the Sport Excellence Programme.[1]

Life and family

He began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father.[2]

Career

2013 Asian Wrestling Championships

In New Delhi, India, in the semi-final bout, Bajrang lost 3-1 to Hwang Ryong-hak of South Korea to win the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category.

In the Round of 16, he faced Shogo Maeda of Japan, beating him 3-1. His opponent in the quarter-finals was Morad Hassan of Iran whom he beat 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals.[3]

2013 World Wrestling Championships

In Budapest, Hungary, Bajrang won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category by qualifying for the bronze medal bout through the repechage round. There, he met Enkhsaikhany Nyam-Ochir of Mongolia and beat him 9-2.

In the Round of 32, he faced Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria who beat him 7-0. With the Bulgarian grappler qualifying for the final bout, Bajrang then faced Shogo Maeda of Japan and earned a walkover. His next opponent was Ivan Guidea of Romania and with a 10-3 win over the Romanian, Bajrang earned a spot in the bronze medal bout.

2014 Commonwealth Games

In Glasgow, Scotland, he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category, after losing 1-4 to David Tremblay of Canada.

In the Round of 16, Bajrang faced Sasha Madyarchyk of England and beat him 4-0. He faced Marno Plaatjies of South Africa in the quarter-finals and won 4-1. The Nigerian wrestler, Amas Daniel, was his opponent in the semi-finals and overcame him in a 3-1 scoreline.[4][5]

2014 Asian Games

In Incheon,South Korea, he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category, after losing 1-3 to Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran.

In the Round of 16, he faced Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg of Mongolia and beat him 3-1. His quarter-finals opponent was Farkhodi Usmonzoda of Tajikistan whom he beat 4-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. He was assured of a medal when he beat Noriyuki Takatsuka of Japan 4-1 in the semi-finals.[6]

2014 Asian Wrestling Championships

In Astana, Kazakhstan, Bajrang won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 61 kg category, losing 0-4 to Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran.

In the Round of 16, Bajrang met Seung-Chul Lee of South Korea whom he beat 3-1. In the quarter-finals, he faced Noriyuki Takatsuka of Japan whom he beat 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. There he met Nazmandakh Lhamgarmaa of Mongolia whom he beat 3-1 to assure himself of a medal.[7]

2015 World Wrestling Championships

Unlike his fellow JSW athlete Narsingh Yadav, Bajrang wasn't able to win a medal at the tournament in Las Vegas and finished 5th.[8]

In the Round of 32, he met Batboldyn Nomin of Mongolia who beat him 10-0. With the Mongolian qualifying for the final bout in the 61 kg category, Bajrang got a chance to contest in the Repêchage round. His first opponent in the repêchage round was Reece Humphrey of USA whom he beat 6-0 easily. The second repêchage opponent was Beka Lomtadze from Georgia who put up a fight but was ultimately overcome 13-6 by the Indian. Unfortunately, he fell at the last hurdle, drawing the bronze medal bout 6-6 but his opponent Vasyl Shuptar of Ukraine scoring the last point.[8]

Pro Wrestling League

Bajrang was the second acquisition of the JSW owned Bangalore franchise in the auction conducted in New Delhi. The wrestler was picked up for a sum of Rs 29.5 lakh.[9]

The Pro Wrestling League is scheduled to be held from the 10th of December to the 27th of December across 6 cities.[10]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JSW Sports Excellence Program Wrestling". www.jsw.in. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Bajrang Bajrang Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Bajrang Kumar wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships". CNN-IBN. Sep 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Bajrang wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships". The Times of India. Sep 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  7. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  8. 1 2 "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  9. ↑ "JSW bag Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League auction - Times of India". The Times of India. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  10. ↑ "Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  11. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  12. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  13. ↑ "JSW-supported Bajrang Punia and Babita Kumari receive Arjuna Award". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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