Wrestling | Bajrang Punia assures silver as he enter finals of Senior World Championships

Along with Sushil Kumar, who reached the finals in 2010, and Amit Dahiya in 2013, now, a 24-year-old Punia, who won a bronze medal in the 2013 edition of the tournament, has reached the final for the first time in his career. 

In 1967, retired Indian wrestler Bishambar Singh had also reached the final and registered a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at the Asian Games in freestyle wrestling. 

Punia showcased a massive work in the semi-final as he dominated the standing wrestling, and took a 4-0 lead. 

Meanwhile, in the middle of the round, Tobie brought down the difference to three points, but that was not enough for a win. Punia had also beaten Mongolian Tulga Tumur Ochir with a scoresheet of 5-3 to enter the freestyle 65 kg semis on the second day. 

Punia will wrestle with Japan’s Takuto Otoguro in the finals who defeated Akhmed Chakaev of Russia 15-10 in the other semi-final.