Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award to Punia in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
Khudan, Haryana, India
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Coached bySujeet Maan
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals0
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games — — 1
World Championships — 1 3
Asian Games 1 1 —
Commonwealth Games 2 1 —
World U23 Wrestling Championships — 1 —
Asian Championships 2 4 2
Commonwealth Championships 2 — —
Total 7 8 6
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 65 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon 61 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 61 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulanbator 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 New Delhi 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 65kg
Commonwealth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Brakpan 65 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 70 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Almaty 65 kg

Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian politician and a freestyle wrestler. He is a member of the Indian National Congress serving as the Working President of the All India Kisan Congress.[1] Punia joined Congress party along with fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat in September 2024.[2][3] In his new role with Congress, Punia is involved in raising the issues of farmers in Haryana as well as in other states.[1][3]

As a wrestler, Punia competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov with a 8–0 margin.[4] Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships.[5] He is a recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India which he gave up as a protest after a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was elected as Wrestling Federation of India chief.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Bajrang Punia Takes Charge As All India Kisan Congress' Working President". NDTV. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Decoding Rahul Gandhi's meet with wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia". India Today. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia To Contest Haryana Polls As Congress Candidates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ Sen, Rohan (7 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Wrestler Bajrang Punia beats Daulet Niyazbekov to win bronze, adds 6th medal in India's tally". India Today. Tokyo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "WHO IS BAJRANG PUNIA". Business Standard India. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bajrang Punia writes to PM Modi, says he is returning Padma Shri in protest". The Hindu. PTI. 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.