Bajrang Punia has added another feather to his cap. The ace Indian wrestler has become world’s top ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65kg category.
In the latest rankings released by the United World Wrestling, the world governing body for the sport of wrestling, Bajrang heads the 65kg chart with 96 points – a massive 30-point lead over second-placed Alejandro Enrique Vlades Tobier of Cuba, whom Bajrang has beaten in the UWW World Championship semi-finals at Budapest, Hungary, late last month.
Japan’s Takuto Otoguro, who denied Bajrang the World Championship gold in the action-packed final, is placed fourth with 56 points.
The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, Bajrang had to settle for the silver in the UWW World Championships in spite of an extremely charged up show on his way to the final.
Bajrang is India’s best hope a Olympic gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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