- India's freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia (age 25 years) has won a gold medal in the 65kg category at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria.
- Punia, a World Championship silver medallist, overpowered Jordan Oliver of USA 12-3 in the final.
- This was Punia's 10th medal in as many international tournaments since the 2017 World Championships in Paris.
- Earlier, Pooja Dhanda claimed gold in women's 59 kg while Sarita Mor won a silver in the same weight category. Sakshi Malik won silver in 65 kg women's freestyle. In the men's freestyle events, Sandeep Tomar claimed silver in 61kg.
Published On : 04 Mar 2019
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