Tokyo: Bajrang Punia had suffered a major disappointment with a loss in the semi-finals of the men’s freestyle 65 kg wrestling category. But the wrestler bounced back on Saturday, winning the bronze medal after defeating Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0.
India’s medal tally equals best ever
This is India’s sixth medal at the Tokyo Olympics. With this, it has equalled its best ever Olympic medal tally, which was in London 2012 Games. At that time, India had won 2 silver and 4 bronze medals
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