1. Bajrang Punia was born on 26 February 1994 and is an Indian politician and a freestyle wrestler.
18 Facts About Bajrang Punia
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Bajrang Punia is a member of the Indian National Congress serving as the Working President of the All India Kisan Congress.
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Bajrang Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
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Bajrang Punia is a recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India which he gave up as a protest after a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was elected as Wrestling Federation of India chief.
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Bajrang Punia began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father.
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Bajrang Punia's family did not have money for traditional sports.
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Bajrang Punia's father was a wrestler as well and at a young age, his family enrolled him in a local mud wrestling school.
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Bajrang Punia started to skip school to go to wrestling practice.
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Bajrang Punia went to Chattarsal Stadium in 2008 where he was trained by Ramphal Mann.
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Bajrang Punia used to work in the Indian Railways on the post of Gazetted officer OSD Sports and resigned in 2024 September Punia is married to fellow wrestler Sangeeta Phogat.
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On 7 September 2024, Bajrang Punia joined Indian National Congress along with fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat after meeting Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi just before the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.
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On 22 October 2024, Bajrang Punia took charge as Working President of the All India Kisan Congress at the Congress party headquarters in the New Delhi in the presence of senior party leaders, including All India Kisan Congress National President, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Congress General Secretary Kumari Selja, former Union Minister Chaudhary Birendra Singh, and newly elected party MLA and former wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
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Unlike his fellow Narsingh Yadav, Bajrang Punia was not able to win a medal at the tournament in Las Vegas and finished 5th.
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Bajrang Punia was the second acquisition of the JSW owned Bangalore franchise in the auction conducted in New Delhi.
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Bajrang Punia overcame Kane Charig of Wales by Technical Superiority to clinch the gold.
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Bajrang Punia clinched a silver medal at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships after losing to Takuto Otoguro in the final.
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Bajrang Punia has gone to court and appealed against his suspension.
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Bajrang Punia has called on the public to show their support at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.