Tokyo Olympic: ‘Wrestling’ Another medal for India… Bajrang Punia huge victory!
Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins bronze at Tokyo Olympics. The 32nd Olympic Games are in full swing in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. India’s Bajrang Punia and Kazakhstan’s Nyaspoko competed in the 65kg weight category for the bronze medal today.
Dominated from the start:
Bajrang Punia dominated the match from the start and took a 2-0 lead. The Kazakh player was unable to withstand Bajrang’s action. Thus, Bajrang took the lead 6-0.
Bajrang took an 8-0 lead in the ensuing match, eventually clinching the bronze medal.
This is the 6th medal for India. Neeraj Chopra will compete in the javelin throw final today. It is noteworthy that he is also more likely to win the medal. Bajrang Punia confronted Kazakh player. The game was heavily dominated by players from both sides from the start. They alternately gained points and continued to dominate.
In the first round of dominance, Ernesar scored only one point. But in the first round, Bajrang Punia scored a total of 3 points, 1, 2. Thus Bajrang Punia was expected to win easily. But the game changed in the second round.
Second round
In the second round, Ernaser equalized the game to get 2 more points. After that Bajrang Punia was unable to get points till the last. But just seconds before the end of the game, Bajrang Punia locked Ernaser on the ground for 5 seconds.
Lock
Putting an opponent on the ground for a few seconds is called takedown. Usually in a game draw the winner is determined by who takes the take-down points. In this position today Bajrang Punia qualified for the quarterfinals with 3 points and takedown points.
