Bajrang Punia banned for four years, can't wrestle or seek coaching opportunities abroad: Complete timeline of events
4 months ago

Bajrang Punia banned for four years, can't wrestle or seek coaching opportunities abroad: Complete timeline of events

Hindustan Times  

Bajrang Punia, India's Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning wrestler, was suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for four years for refusing to submit a sample for a doping test on March 10 during the national team selection trials. This decision came after NADA had initially suspended Bajrang Punia on April 23 for the same offence, which led to a subsequent suspension by the World Governing Body, UWW. India's top wrestler Bajrang Punia was suspended for four years This suspension means that he will not be allowed to participate in competitive wrestling nor seek coaching opportunities overseas, should he wish to do so. Bajrang contested the initial provisional suspension, and on May 31, NADA's Anti-Disciplinary Doping Panel lifted the suspension temporarily until a formal notice of charges was issued.

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Sports ministry revokes suspension of Wrestling Federation of India
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sports ministry revokes suspension of Wrestling Federation of India

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The sports ministry on Tuesday revoked suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India paving way for the NSF to take back the control of the sport and carry out it's day-to-day activities. The wrestlers were forced to miss two back-to-back Ranking Series earlier due tok the standoff between the WFI and the ministry. The suspension was imposed by the …

Explained: How Hima Das' 16-month retrospective ban imposed by NADA complicates things for the sprinter
3 months ago

Explained: How Hima Das' 16-month retrospective ban imposed by NADA complicates things for the sprinter

Firstpost  

Double Asian Games gold medallist Hima Das had been found guilty for three whereabouts violations in a space of 12 months last year, and was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for the same. In an unusual turn of events for Hima Das, the Indian sprinter was handed a 16-month retrospective suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency for a …

Hima Das suspended for 16 months for whereabouts failure with effect from July 22, 2023; eligible now to compete
3 months ago

Hima Das suspended for 16 months for whereabouts failure with effect from July 22, 2023; eligible now to compete

The Hindu  

In a surprise twist to the Hima Das anti-doping rule violation script, the National Anti-Doping Agency has announced that the Assam athlete was suspended for 16 months with effect from 22 July 2023 for ‘whereabouts’ failure. NADA has not given a detailed decision on its website, but it has said the latest decision was arrived at under a ‘case resolution …

Tennis rocked by another anti-doping breach as doubles champion accepts suspension
3 months ago

Tennis rocked by another anti-doping breach as doubles champion accepts suspension

The Independent  

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‘Government trying to break us, if I join BJP, my bans will be lifted’: Bajrang Punia after NADA suspension
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Government trying to break us, if I join BJP, my bans will be lifted’: Bajrang Punia after NADA suspension

Hindustan Times  

Not one to be on the back foot, be it on the wrestling mat or away from it, India's Olympic bronze medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia termed his four-year suspension for alleged doping violation a vindictive move by the government, which would quash the ban if he joined the BJP. India's wrestler Bajrang Punia reacts after a wrestling match The wrestler …

Bajrang Punia not surprised by doping ban: It will be lifted if I join BJP
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bajrang Punia not surprised by doping ban: It will be lifted if I join BJP

India Today  

Tokyo Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia said he was not surprised when the National Anti-Doping Agency, on Tuesday, November 26, announced a four-year suspension for him for 'refusing' to provide a sample for a dope test. Bajrang alleged that the government was looking to get back those wrestlers who protested against former Wrestling Federation of India president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, …

Doping ban: Bajrang to appeal against the verdict
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Doping ban: Bajrang to appeal against the verdict

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia said he will appeal against the four-year ban imposed by the National Anti Doping Agency for an anti-doping rule violation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The accomplished wrestler said on Wednesday that he never “refused” to give the sample and that he was being targeted for running …

Indian protest wrestler given four-year ban for avoiding dope test
4 months ago

Indian protest wrestler given four-year ban for avoiding dope test

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Indian Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, who took part in headline-grabbing protests last year, has been banned for four years for avoiding a doping test. He took part in a sit-in protest in New Delhi last year against the then chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's …

Bajrang Punia Handed 4-Year Suspension by NADA For Doping Rule Violation
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4 months ago

Bajrang Punia Handed 4-Year Suspension by NADA For Doping Rule Violation

ABP News  

Bajrang Punia, veteran India wrestler who won a Bronze at Tokyo Olympics 2020, has been handed a four-year suspension by NADA, barring him from professional competition and applying for coaching roles overseas. The National Anti-Doping Agency issued the suspension after Bajrang refused to provide a urine sample during a doping test on March 10 at the national team selection trials. …

NADA imposes four-year suspension on wrestler Bajrang Punia for anti-doping code violation
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4 months ago

NADA imposes four-year suspension on wrestler Bajrang Punia for anti-doping code violation

Live Mint  

The National Anti-Doping Agency suspended Bajrang Punia for four years on Tuesday for refusing to provide a sample for a drug test during the national team selection trials on March 10. Bajrang appealed the provisional suspension, and on May 31, NADA's Anti-Disciplinary Doping Panel lifted it, pending the issuance of a charge notice from NADA. Bajrang in his written submission …

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia handed four-year ban for avoiding dope test
4 months ago

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia handed four-year ban for avoiding dope test

Al Jazeera  

Punia, who was at the forefront of protests against former wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, says he is innocent and did not refuse testing. India’s Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, who took part in protests against the country’s former wrestling body chief in 2023, has been banned for four years for avoiding a doping test. Many of India’s …

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia for four years for violation of anti-doping code
4 months ago

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia for four years for violation of anti-doping code

The Hindu  

The National Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday suspended Bajrang Punia for four years for his refusal to provide his sample for a dope test on March 10 during selection trials for the national team. “Needless to say that on account of the lifting of the provisional suspension for the period from 31.05.2024 to 21.06.2024 shall not be credited into the total …

NADA suspends Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang Punia for four years
4 months ago

NADA suspends Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang Punia for four years

India TV News  

The National Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday suspended Bajrang Punia, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Games, for four years for violating the anti-doping code. NADA had initially suspended Bajrang on April 23 for the offence, which was also supported by the World Governing body UWW. Bajrang challenged the provisional suspension, following which the NADA’s Anti-Disciplinary Doping Panel had revoked it …

Delhi High Court refuses to grant any interim relief to Bajrang Punia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court refuses to grant any interim relief to Bajrang Punia

Op India  

On 11th September, the Delhi High Court served notice to the National Anti-Doping Agency in response to a plea from Congress leader and wrestler Bajrang Punia challenging the provisional suspension for refusing to provide a sample for a dope test. Bajrang Punia, per him, never declined to provide his sample and instead, he merely wanted an update from NADA authorities …

Delhi HC seeks NADA reply on plea filed by wrestler Bajrang Punia on suspension
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks NADA reply on plea filed by wrestler Bajrang Punia on suspension

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the National Anti-Doping Agency on a petition by wrestler Bajrang Punia challenging his suspension. The notice was issued after the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel had revoked his first provisional suspension on June 3, until issuance of formal notice of charge. Besides seeking to quash the order, the wrestler has also sought …

Delhi HC seeks NADA’s stand on wrestler Bajrang Punia’s plea against suspension
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks NADA’s stand on wrestler Bajrang Punia’s plea against suspension

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the National Anti-Doping Agency to respond to a petition filed by wrestler Bajrang Punia challenging his suspension from participating in competitions after he refused to give samples for a dope test. On June 21, NADA imposed a “provisional suspension” on Mr. Punia for a second time and issued a formal “notice of charge”, …

Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves Delhi High Court against suspension by NADA
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves Delhi High Court against suspension by NADA

The Hindu  

Wrestler Bajrang Punia has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency ahead of the Senior World Wrestling Championships to be held in Albania in October. On June 21, the NADA suspended Mr. Punia for a second time and issued the formal “notice of charge”, rendering him ineligible to train and participate in competitions. In …

Eyeing Worlds, wrestler Bajrang moves court to quash NADA suspension
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Eyeing Worlds, wrestler Bajrang moves court to quash NADA suspension

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Wrestler Bajrang Punia has approached the Delhi High Court to quash the National Anti-Doping Agency’s notice of charge and provisional suspension dated 21.06.2024 for apparent ‘refusal’ to give urine samples during the selection trials organised by the now defunct ad-hoc committee at Sonepat in March. He has approached the Delhi High Court for an urgent hearing on the ground …

Shipra Sarkar charged with another anti-doping rule violation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shipra Sarkar charged with another anti-doping rule violation

The Hindu  

Middle-distance runner Shipra Sarkar has been charged with an apparent second anti-doping rule violation from the date she was presumed to have ended her first suspension, 28 June 2024. The action by the National Anti-Doping Agency follows Sarkar’s participation in two inter-Railway championships in successive years, 2022 and 2023 while she was supposed to be serving a four-year suspension from …

Bajrang Punia alleges conspiracy after second suspension in two months: 'NADA doesn't want me to continue wrestling'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bajrang Punia alleges conspiracy after second suspension in two months: 'NADA doesn't want me to continue wrestling'

Firstpost  

Bajrang Punia said the National Anti-Doping Agency doesn’t want him to continue wrestling, but he is ready to ‘fight till the end.’ Bajrang Punia was one of the biggest faces to take part in the wrestlers' protest. PTI Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has said that the National Anti-Doping Agency is “targeting” him with a second suspension in two months as …

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia again, serves him notice of charge
9 months ago

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia again, serves him notice of charge

The Hindu  

The National Anti-Doping Agency on June 23 suspended Bajrang Punia for a second time, three weeks after ADDP had revoked his suspension on the grounds that NADA had not issued a 'notice of charge' to the wrestler. NADA had on April 23 suspended Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler for refusal to give his urine sample for dope test during the …

Bajrang Punia handed suspension by NADA, wrestler gets time to respond till July 11
9 months ago

Bajrang Punia handed suspension by NADA, wrestler gets time to respond till July 11

Hindustan Times  

The National Anti-Doping Agency has suspended Olympic medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia for anti-doping rule violation. As per NADA, the wrestler had refused to provide his urine samples to the governing body as he had objected to the usage of allegedly "expired kits" by NADA and wanted a reply from the governing body regarding the same. Even after several requests made …

Bajrang Punia, Olympic medallist, suspended again by NADA for Anti-doping Rule Violation
9 months ago

Bajrang Punia, Olympic medallist, suspended again by NADA for Anti-doping Rule Violation

India TV News  

The National Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended the Olympic Bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia again after sending him a notice of charge for refusing to provide his urine sample. Previously, Punia had alleged that a dope collecting officer had tried using expired kits to collect his urine sample a few months ago and therefore he had refused to give his …

Bajrang Punia’s provisional suspension revoked by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bajrang Punia’s provisional suspension revoked by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel

The Hindu  

A National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has revoked wrestler Bajrang Punia’s provisional suspension on technical grounds. Bajrang was handed a provisional suspension on April 23 for allegedly refusing to give his urine sample for dope testing at the selection trials for the Olympics qualifiers held at Sonipat on March 10. The Disciplinary Panel, comprising Sunny Choudhary, Dr. Rana Chengappa and Abantika …

Wrestler Bajrang issues another clarification on why he did not give sample to NADA
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wrestler Bajrang issues another clarification on why he did not give sample to NADA

The Hindu  

Wrestler Bajrang Punia on May 10 took to his social media handle on ‘X’ to further clarify as to why he did not give a sample to the National Anti-Doping Agency officials during the selection trials in Sonipat on March 10. On 10 March 2024, when I was approached by alleged doping control officials, I merely reminded them that the …

UWW suspends Bajrang Punia; SAI approves his training stint abroad but wrestler cancels trip
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UWW suspends Bajrang Punia; SAI approves his training stint abroad but wrestler cancels trip

The Hindu  

Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test. However, in a rather surprising decision, the Sports Authority of India sanctioned close to ₹9 lakh for his training abroad despite being well aware of NADA's order. Bajrang's initial …

Bajrang replies to NADA, exposure trip & funds on hold
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bajrang replies to NADA, exposure trip & funds on hold

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: It seems Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia will be in India for now. His proposal for a training stint in Dagestan, Russia, apparently has been put on hold initially after there was a whereabouts failure confusion in the first half of April and later after he was served with notice of provisional suspension for ‘refusing’ to give …

Bajrang Punia Provisionally Suspended By NADA For Refusing To Give Sample For Dope Test
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bajrang Punia Provisionally Suspended By NADA For Refusing To Give Sample For Dope Test

ABP News  

Bajrang Punia, India's Olympic medal winning-wrestler, has received a provisional suspension for refusing to give his sample for dope test during the recent trials. READ HERE | Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia's Request For Financial Assistance Bajrang took to social media to react to the suspension and said that he never refused to provide his sample to the NADA officials …

‘Never refused to give my sample’: Bajrang Punia responds after NADA suspends him
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Never refused to give my sample’: Bajrang Punia responds after NADA suspends him

The Hindu  

World and Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia and officials of the Wrestling Federation of India have raised questions after the news of Bajrang‘s provisional suspension came to ligh The National Anti-Doping Agency handed Bajrang for refusing to give his urine sample NADA officials. After 44 days, the NADA sent a letter, dated April 23, to Bajrang saying he had been …

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia indefinitely, WFI to approach WADA; Grappler gives his version
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia indefinitely, WFI to approach WADA; Grappler gives his version

New Indian Express  

Bjarang Punia also posted a video in which he displayed "expired kits" being sent for sample collection and asked the official why such kits were brought. The video is from the time a dope sample collecting officer visited him to take samples. "Punia, surrounded by his supporters, continuously repeated his statement and immediately left the venue refusing to give a …

Two Indian Athletes Slapped With Bans for Doping Offences, Four More Handed Provisional Suspension
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Indian Athletes Slapped With Bans for Doping Offences, Four More Handed Provisional Suspension

News 18  

Goa National Games silver medal-winning steeplechaser Mohammed Nur Hasan, 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist Murli Kumar Gavit, and India’s World Cross Country Championships participants Hemraj Gurjar and Anjali Kumari have been put under provisional suspension after they tested positive for banned substances. Distance runner G Lakshmanan and sprinter Himani Chandel have also been handed two and four-year bans respectively by …

Bajrang Punia left stadium in huff, refusing to play another match and the dope test after losing semi-finals of Paris Olympic Qualifiers: The fall and fall of the wrestler
1 year ago

Bajrang Punia left stadium in huff, refusing to play another match and the dope test after losing semi-finals of Paris Olympic Qualifiers: The fall and fall of the wrestler

Op India  

Arrogance is the last trait a sportsman should exude. The star wrestler was a prominent face of the Wrestlers’ protest last year against the Wrestling Federation of India and its former Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Sharma accusing him of sexual harassment. In an interview last year, wrestlers Vishal Kaliraman and Antim Panghal said that while she was working hard and …

Bajrang Punia files petition in Delhi HC, wants stay on WFI trials
1 year ago

Bajrang Punia files petition in Delhi HC, wants stay on WFI trials

Hindustan Times  

Rejecting Wrestling Federation of India's invitation to participate in selection trials for the Asian Championships and Olympic Qualifiers, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has moved a joint petition in Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the trials. India's Bajrang Punia celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony WFI had, on Monday, announced trials for the twin competitions …

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Retired Sakshi Malik Invited by WFI for National Trials
1 year, 1 month ago

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Retired Sakshi Malik Invited by WFI for National Trials

News 18  

The Wrestling Federation of India on Monday invited protesting grapplers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and retired Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik to come for the national trials in March to select the team for two top Asian competitions, including the 2024 Paris Games Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan. One of the conditions put by the United World Wrestling while lifting the suspension on …

'Wrestlers under threat again': Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh write open letter to UWW after WFI's reinstation – India TV
1 year, 1 month ago

'Wrestlers under threat again': Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh write open letter to UWW after WFI's reinstation – India TV

India TV News  

Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshee Malikkh have written an open letter to the United World Wrestling suggesting that their wrestling community is under threat yet again after the suspension of Wrestling Federation of India was lifted. UWW had suspended WFI in August for not holding elections and after six months decided to reinstate the Indian wrestling body saying, "The …

Karanveer Singh, Kirpal Singh Among Multiple Athletes Across Sports Slapped With Bans by NADA
1 year, 1 month ago

Karanveer Singh, Kirpal Singh Among Multiple Athletes Across Sports Slapped With Bans by NADA

News 18  

India’s top shot putter Karanveer Singh and discus thrower Kirpal Singh were among several athletes across sports who were handed bans for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency’s Disciplinary panel. Both were among around 20 athletes from across sports whose provisional suspensions were revealed by the NADA in July last year. List of other athletes handed bans: Malak Singh …

Bajrang Punia willing to take back Padma Shri following suspension of WFI activities by sports ministry
1 year, 3 months ago

Bajrang Punia willing to take back Padma Shri following suspension of WFI activities by sports ministry

Op India  

Rebel wrestler Bajrang Punia welcomed the Sports Ministry’s action against the Wrestling Federation of India announced earlier in the day on 24th December. Reacting to media reports that the Sports Ministry has suspended all the activities of the Newly elected WFI body till further notice, Bajrang Punia hailed it as a ‘right decision’. #WATCH | On suspension of the newly …

Wrestler Bajrang Punia faces crushing defeat of at Asian Games semifinals with 8-1 score
1 year, 5 months ago

Wrestler Bajrang Punia faces crushing defeat of at Asian Games semifinals with 8-1 score

Op India  

Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili defeated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia 8-1 in the Asian Games semifinals on Friday in Hangzhou, China. Two-time world champion Bajrang Punia’s preparedness for the competition proved less than ideal as a result of protests against the Wrestling Federation of India president and controversy concerning his selection in the games. “Wrestler Bajrang Punia will play for Bronze Medal …

Doping ban restored: Athlete Poovamma’s NADA ban in back after ‘error’ allowed her to compete
1 year, 6 months ago

Doping ban restored: Athlete Poovamma’s NADA ban in back after ‘error’ allowed her to compete

The Hindu  

The National Anti-Doping Agency has restored the suspension of quarter-miler M. R. Poovamma after having allowed her to compete a year ahead of the end of her two-year suspension period. In a curious case of permitting an early return of a suspended athlete, the National Anti-Doping Agency informed the Athletics Federation of India on June 16 that Poovamma was eligible …

Mikael Ymer suspended for 18 months for whereabouts failures
1 year, 8 months ago

Mikael Ymer suspended for 18 months for whereabouts failures

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Mikael Ymer has been suspended from professional tennis for 18 months after the International Tennis Federation appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport when he was initially cleared of three whereabout failures. Ymer said he had been charged with a potential anti-doping rule violation in January 2022 for missing three out-of-competition test attempts in a 12-month period. “I …

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test
1 year, 11 months ago

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency for failing a dope test last year. Sanjita had tested positive for an anabolic steroid — Drostanolone Metabolite — that features in the World Anti-doping Agency’s prohibited list, during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat …

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test
1 year, 11 months ago

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test

The Hindu  

Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency for failing a dope test last year. Sanjita had tested positive for an anabolic steroid -- Drostanolone Metabolite -- that features in the World Anti-doping Agency’s prohibited list, during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat in September-October …

NADA Slaps Two Time CWG Champion Sanjita Chanu With 4-year Ban
1 year, 11 months ago

NADA Slaps Two Time CWG Champion Sanjita Chanu With 4-year Ban

News 18  

Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency for failing a dope test last year. IPL 2023 Full Coverage | IPL 2023 Schedule | IPL 2023 Results | IPL Orange Cap | IPL Purple Cap Sanjita had tested positive for an anabolic steroid — Drostanolone Metabolite — that …

Coach suspended for giving steroid injections to girl athlete
2 years, 4 months ago

Coach suspended for giving steroid injections to girl athlete

The Hindu  

For the first time in the history of anti-doping in India, a coach has been suspended for injecting an athlete with steroids and for his “complicity” in the doping of the young Maharashtra athlete, Kirti Bhoite. The coach, Mickey Menezes, was suspended for four years and fined Rs 50,000 in a landmark decision ordered by an Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel headed …

Wrestling World Championships: Bajrang Punia remains in medal pursuit despite semifinal loss
2 years, 6 months ago

Wrestling World Championships: Bajrang Punia remains in medal pursuit despite semifinal loss

The Hindu  

Three-time Worlds medallist and Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia stayed in the quest for another medal in the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade on Saturday. Beginning his journey from the pre-quarterfinals, Bajrang beat two-time Worlds bronze medallist Cuban Alejandro Valdes 5-4 despite picking up an injury during the bout. Bajrang put on a strap to protect the injury during his …

World Championships: Wrestler Bajrang Punia back in medal contention, to fight for bronze
2 years, 6 months ago

World Championships: Wrestler Bajrang Punia back in medal contention, to fight for bronze

India TV News  

World Championships: Wrestler Bajrang Punia back in medal contention, to fight for bronze Earlier, Bajrang had defeated Cuba's Alejandro Enrique Valdes Tobier on points in the pre-quarterfinals. Highlights Sagar Jaglan's quest for a bronze medal in 74kg category ended Bajrang entered the repechage round after Diakomihalis reached the final Indian wrestlers have been disappointed in this edition of the World …

Bajrang Punia may seek re-trials close to Worlds; reveals he carried two injuries to Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Bajrang Punia may seek re-trials close to Worlds; reveals he carried two injuries to Tokyo Olympics

Firstpost  

The Wrestling Federation of India is conducting trials for the World Championship on Tuesday. Bajrang had recently said that he will not compete in the trials because the doctors have advised him a six-week rehabilitation after scans revealed a ligament tear in his right knee. New Delhi: Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia on Monday said he may seek re-trials in …

Bajrang Punia Ruled Out of World Wrestling Championships with Ligament Tear, Ends 2021 Season
3 years, 7 months ago

Bajrang Punia Ruled Out of World Wrestling Championships with Ligament Tear, Ends 2021 Season

News 18  

Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia will not compete in the upcoming wrestling World Championships after being advised a six-week rehabilitation to treat the ligament tear he suffered in his right knee in run up to the Tokyo Games. The impact had an effect on Bajrang’s right knee and the limping grappler immediately quit the mat but competed at the Olympics …

TOPS sanctions extension of Olympic-bound Bajrang Punia's US camp by one month
4 years, 2 months ago

TOPS sanctions extension of Olympic-bound Bajrang Punia's US camp by one month

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Olympic-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia’s training stint in the USA has been granted a one-month extension and will now go on till the first week of February, the Sports Authority of India said on Tuesday. Punia, who qualified for the Tokyo Games in the men’s freestyle 65kg category, has been training at Cliff Kean Wrestling Club in Michigan since …

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