Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, in a video he shared on Twitter, requested everyone to not use his comments for propaganda and also supported Pakistan's javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia who won Bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and table tennis player Manika Batra were felicitated by DIG of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on August 27 in Delhi.
Superstar wrestler Bajrang Punia became the sixth athlete to clinch a medal for India after he won the men's 65kg bronze medal match against Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the repechage round at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He spoke exclusively to IndiaTV outlining his plans for the next Olympic Games in 2024.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia thanked the country for showering love to the athletes and requested to keep doing so as it inspires the players to do better.
Olympic Bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia received a rousing welcome from his family and locals outside his residence in Sonipat. Bajrang Punia said, "I thank people for giving me so much love and respect.
Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia on August 08 said that his knee injury forced him to skip training for 20-25 which affected his Olympic preparations.
PM Modi on Saturday congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who won Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics today. He said that his performance will encourage many young athlete to opt for such games. He also invited him into 15th Aug program in which he will interact with the Olympics players directly.
Family and friends of wrestler Bajrang Punia celebrated, after he won bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics on August 07.
On his Olympic debut, India's Bajrang Punia on Saturday claimed the bronze medal after defeating Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the men's freestyle 65kg final.
Bajrang Punia's perennial leg-defence weakness came to haunt him at the big stage as he lost the men's freestyle 65kg semifinal to three-time world champion Haji Aliev here on Friday and he will now fight for bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
Bajrang Punia was pushed to the edge by Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan, but he warded off his opponent's advances to win by virtue of biggest points won in the bout.
Bajrang Punia has been declared the winner by the virtue of points. He will now face Iran's Morteza Ghiasi in the quarter-final of men's 65kg freestyle wrestling.
Yogeshwar Dutt is confident about the Indian wrestling contingent's performance in Tokyo. He said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia are in great form and the nation can expect 2-3 medals in the sport at Tokyo Olympics.
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