Bajrang wins Gold in Asian Wrestling C’ship

New Delhi, April 24: India clinched one gold, one silver and bronze at the Asian Wrestling Championship in China’s Xian on Tuesday.
World number one Bajrang Punia logged 10 points in a row in the gold medal bout to reclaim his Asian Championship crown. He defeated Kazakhstan’s Sayatbek Okassov 12-7 in a nail-biting 65kg men’s freestyle final.
It is Bajrang’s second gold at this championship, having won one in 2017.
Another Indian Parveen Rana, lost to Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran in the final 0-3 in 79kg category securing a silver medal. In 97 Kg category Satywart Kadian, picked a bronze medal defeating Haobin Gao of China by 8-2.