'False allegations by wrestlers': Claims plea in Delhi court in sexual harassment case 24-May-2023 New Delhi A criminal complaint has been filed by a social activist and chief of Atal Jan Shakti Party in a Delhi court against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik for pressing "false allegations" of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation...
It's sad that we were not consulted before the formation of oversight committee : Bajrang Punia 24-Jan-2023 New Delhi Olympic medallist grappler Bajrang Punia on Tuesday expressed his disappointment that wrestlers were not consulted before the formation of the Oversight Committee by the government. Taking to Twitter, Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist said: "We were assured...
We trust our government, no protest on Sunday; will wait for justice : Bajrang Punia 21-Jan-2023 New Delhi Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday told IANS that there will be no protest on Sunday as the wrestlers have "full trust" in the government. "We will wait for the time given to us, the one month's time.We will wait for justice and then decide what to...
National Games : I desperately wanted to take part in Gujarat 2022 : injured Bajrang Punia 01-Oct-2022 Ahmedabad Out of the circuit as he is recuperating from a head injury, Olympic and World Championship bronze medallist Bajrang Punia is missing being on the mat at the 36th National Games here.A freak head injury, resulting in five stitches at the World Championships...
Ministry funds wrestler Bajrang, Deepak Punia's World Championships preparations in US 23-Aug-2022 New Delhi The Sports Ministry is funding Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and CWG gold winner Deepak Punia's 19 days travel-and-training plan in Michigan, USA ahead of the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia next month.The international training...
I want to use every ounce of my strength to get that gold medal in Paris : Bajrang Punia 06-Aug-2022 Birmingham Winning the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here was not the real target for celebrated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia considering his talent and the standard of the sport in CWG, he could do that in his sleep. Bajrang wanted to win in Birmingham...
CWG 2022 : Bajrang Punia retains gold medal with aggressive win in 65kg 05-Aug-2022 Birmingham Former Asian and Commonwealth Games winner Bajrang Punia established his superiority in the men's freestyle 65kg division, winning the gold medal at Birmingham 2022 by beating Lachlan McNeil of Canada 9-2 in the final on Friday.Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist...
Bajrang Punia obtains UK visa for CWG, will travel to the US for training before Games 09-Jul-2022 New Delhi Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has received his visa to travel to the United Kingdom for the Commonwealth Games 2022.Bajrang, who will be travelling to the US for training ahead of CWG had obtained his US Visa earlier this month, but his UK visa was awaited,...
Bajrang Punia wants to regain form ahead of CWG and World Championship 25-Jun-2022 New Delhi Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia is looking forward to regaining his form as he heads to the United States for 35-day training camp ahead of the Commonwealth Games and the World Championship.At a media interaction facilitated by the Sports...
Meet the Champions: Bajrang Punia emphasises on taking balanced diet 23-Dec-2021 Panipat Tokyo Olympics Bronze medal winner wrestler Bajrang Punia met the students of 75 schools from four districts under the 'Meet the Champions' initiative at the Aarohi Model School here on Thursday. Bajrang spoke to students about the importance of fitness and...
The Silent Seven: Coaches behind India's Olympic medals 10-Aug-2021 Mumbai India ended the Olympic Games in Tokyo with its best medal haul ever, a total of seven -- one gold, two silver, and four bronze. The credit for this historic tally and the overnight fame have gone deservedly to Neeraj Chopra, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar...
India’s Olympic Medalists receive Hero’s Welcome, Felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur 09-Aug-2021 New Delhi Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur felicitated the seven medalists, namely Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the men’s national Hockey team, at a gala felicitation...
Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia wins bronze beating two-time World Championships medallist 07-Aug-2021 Tokyo Bajrang Punia on Saturday added another chapter to India's glorious history in wrestling history by winning the bronze medal in men's freestyle 65kg, beating Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0 on points for his first medal at the Olympics.Bajrang, who had lost to...
Tokyo Olympics : Bajrang Punia loses in semis, to fight for bronze 06-Aug-2021 Tokyo India's Bajrang Punia suffered a huge setback as he lost to Aliyev Haji of Azerbaijan, going down 12-5 on points in the semifinals of the 65kg freestyle wrestling and will now fight for the bronze medal on Saturday.Punia, who had survived a scare in the pre-quarterfinals...
Wrestler Bajrang Punia secures semifinal spot with stunning win over Iranian 06-Aug-2021 Tokyo Top Indian grappler Bajrang Punia defeated Iran's Morteza Ghiasi by fall in the quarterfinal of the Tokyo Olympic Games men's 65kg event to secure a last-four berth at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Friday.With the win over Ghiasi, Punia has been assured of...
India’s leading athletes join ShareChat and Moj ahead of the biggest sporting event 09-Jul-2021 New Delhi The world champion and India’s top badminton player PV Sindhu along with wrestler Bajrang Punia, archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das, and swimmer Sajan Prakash will showcase their athletic skills and more on ShareChat and India’s number one short video...
My focus is on medals for India, not rankings: Bajrang Punia 23-Jun-2019 New Delhi Ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has said he is happy to top the ranking charts but his main focus is to win more medals for the country, especially in the Olympics.Bajrang, who recently bagged the first position in the 65-kg category at the United World...
Bajrang Punia bags gold at Ali Aliev tournament 02-May-2019 Dagestan (Russia) Continuing his winning spree, star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia pocketed another gold medal at the Ali Aliev invitational tournament, here on Thursday.Bajrang, currently the world No. 1 in the 65kg freestyle category, made a stunning comeback in the final affair...
Bajrang prevails over Aliyev to give Punjab Royals 4-3 win over MP Yodha 23-Jan-2019 Ludhiana World championships silver medalist Bajrang Punia prevailed over the European Championships gold medalist Haji Aliyev 8-6 in a dramatic power- packed 65kg category bout full of aggression to give defending champions Punjab Royals their second consecutive win...
Focus only on Olympic medal : Bajarang Punia 21-Jan-2019 New Delhi Having slowly emerged from shadow of star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, two-time World Championships medallist Bajarang Punia has now set his sights on the biggest prize in the world of sports and is confident on finishing on the podium at the...