Bajrang - India's best bet at Tokyo Olympics
Indian wrestling is celebrating its highest number of quotas - eight - for the Olympics. The anticipation of a best ever performance at the Tokyo Games is hard to miss and India's star male wrestler Bajrang Punia is among the medal contenders. (TOI Photo)
Bajrang mentored by Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt
Bajrang was born in Jhajjar but moved to Delhi as a kid, where he trained under Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt. (Twitter Photo)
Bajrang goes to Olympics as second seed
Bajrang regained the No. 1 ranking in the 65kg category by defeating Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in Rome in March. The 27-year-old booked a Tokyo Olympic quota in September 2019 after winning a bronze medal at the World Championships. Bajrang has been given second seeding for the upcoming Games. (Twitter Photo)
Bajrang quits social media ahead of Olympics
In March this year, Bajrang quit social media so that he was not distracted and could fully concentrate on his Olympic preparations. Back in 2008, Bajrang had stayed away from his mobile phone for almost a decade till 2017 to avoid any kind of distraction. (Twitter Photo)
Bajrang all set for Tokyo Olympics
With the Olympics just around the corner, Bajrang opted to go to Russia with his coach Georgian Shako Bentinidis for mat-training with strong sparring partners. (Twitter Photo)
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