CWG 2018: Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins gold medal in men's freestyle 65kg
Commonwealth Games
Bajrang defeated Kane Charig of Wales to earn his first gold medal of the games.
A dominant Bajrang Punia overpowered his opponents with remarkable ease to claim gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 21st Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast on Friday.
The 24-year-old from Haryana dominated the proceedings against Wales' Kane Charig to register an emphatic 10-0 win to claim India's 16th gold medal on the eighth day of the Games at the Carrara Sports Arena.
Bajrang, who won a silver in Glasgow four years ago, was awarded the victory by technical superiority as he didn't give an inch to his opponent.
In fact, such was his dominance that Bajrang won all his bouts today on Technical Superiority as none of his rivals could pose a threat to him.
He had defeated New Zealand's Brahm Richards in the first bout, before outwitting Nigeria's Amas Daniel in the 1/4 final. He then dumped Canada's Vincent De Marinis in the semifinals.
A 2013 World Championship bronze medallist, Bajrang also won gold medals in the Commonwealth Championship in 2016 and 2017 at Singapore and Brakpan, South Africa respectively.
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Pooja Dhanda made a late push in the women's 57kg final bout against Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye but had to be content with a silver medal, losing 5-7.
Divya Kakran won bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg by outplaying Bangladesh's Sherin Sultana 4-0, a victory by fall.
Earlier today, 15-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala won the gold in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. Bhanwala is the youngest Indian to ever win the gold at the Commonwealth Games.
Shooter Tejaswini Sawant too clinched the coveted gold medal in the women's 50 meters Rifle 3 Positions. She had earlier won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Thursday.