Wrestler Bajrang Punia claims bronze, Aman wins gold at Bolat Turlykhanov Cup 2022 in Almaty

Bajrang, the Tokyo Games bronze winner, struggled in his opening bout in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Abbos Rakhmonov, shedding 3-5, however fought again to win a bronze medal on Sunday.

Bajrang Punia gained the bronze medal in Almaty on Sunday (Reuters Photo)

Wrestler Bajrang Punia fought again from a poor opening-round defeat to win a bronze medal whereas Aman claimed his first gold medal on the senior stage with a commanding present within the 57kg competitors on the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup in Almaty on Sunday.

Bajrang, who gained the Tokyo Olympics bronze, suffered a tame defeat within the opening spherical to Uzbekistan’s Abbos Rahkmonov as a result of his ultra-defensive ways. However, he bounced again, scoring a 7-0 win within the bronze medal play-offs in opposition to Kazakhstan’s Rifat Saibotalov.

Bajrang, the Tokyo Games bronze winner, struggled in his opening bout in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Abbos Rakhmonov, shedding 3-5 however competed a lot better within the bronze play off the place he performed neatly to attain on counter-attacks in opposition to Kazakhstan’s Rifat Saibotalov, profitable 7-0.

In the 57kg, Aman, who trains at Chhatrasal stadium with Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, impressed and went on to win the gold medal, his first on the senior stage in a global occasion.

He started with a 15-12 win over Meirambek Kartbay within the high-scoring opening bout and adopted that with a technical superiority win over Abdymalik Karachov from Kyrgyzstan.

In his closing bout, he edged out Kazakhstan’s Merey Bazarbayev 10-9 to remain unbeaten within the five-wrestler class to say gold.

It is Aman’s third medal this season, having gained a silver at Dan Kolov and a bronze at Yasar Dogu.

Meanwhile, Vishal Kaliramana (70kg) and Naveen (74kg) missed out on podium finishes after shedding bronze medal rounds.

India thus signed off from the wrestling tourney in Almaty with 12 medals from the Ranking Series occasion with the ladies’s wrestlers claiming eight of them, together with 5 gold.