Bajrang Punia clinches gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix, Deepak Punia wins bronze
Bajrang Punia has claimed the gold medal at Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia by defeating Iran’s Mehran Akbar Nasiriafrachali while Deepak Punia won the bronze medal in the 86kg weight category. Sushil Kumar lost 4-8 to Polish grappler Andrzej Piotr Sokalski in the 74 kg category.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won the gold medal at Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia in Georgia with a 9-3 win over Iran’s Mehran Akbar Nasiriafrachali in the 65kg category final. He reached the summit clash after defeating
Meanwhile, Deepak Punia won the bronze medal in the 86kg category by defeating Turkey’s Osman Gocen 5-3. Deepak bowed out in the quarter-final stage after losing to Saba Chikhradze of Georgia. However, his opponent’s progress to the final saw Deepak enter the repechage round, where he defeated Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Ismanov 3-1 before his bronze medal playoff.
Earlier, Sushil Kumar lost his first bout in more than four years, when he lost 4-8 to Polish grappler Andrzej Piotr Sokalski in the 74 kg category.
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