Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya today won bronze at the World Wrestling 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. Facing Mongolian Tulga Tumur Ochir, Bajrang fought back from a 6-0 deficit to win 8-7 in what turned out to be a thrilling bronze medal bout.
Dahiya, on the other hand, beat Iran’s reigning Asian champion Reza Atri 6-3 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.