PhotosIndia At Commonwealth Games 2022: Bajrang Punia And Co. Rule Birmingham With Six Wrestling Medals - In Pics
India At Commonwealth Games 2022: Bajrang Punia And Co. Rule Birmingham With Six Wrestling Medals - In Pics
Indian grapplers made a rousing start to their Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign by winning six medals on the opening day of the wrestling competition. Medal winners are: Gold - Bajrang Punia (men's freestyle 65 kg), Sakshi Malik (women's freestyle 62 kg) and Deepak Punia (men's freestyle 86 kg); Silver - Anshu Malik (women's 57 kg); Bronze - Divya Kakran (women's 68 kg) and Mohit Grewal (men's 125 kg).
Updated: 06 Aug 2022 10:00 am
112Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Sakshi Malik)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Gold medallist Sakshi Malik reacts during the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 62kg category medal ceremony, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
212Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Sakshi Malik)
| Photo: AP/PTI
England's Kelsey Barnes grapples with India's Sakshi Malik, top, during the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 62kg match during the Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena, in Coventry, England.
Advertisement
312Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Bajrang Punia)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Gold medallist Bajrang Punia (2L) with podium finishers during the Men's Freestyle Wrestling 65kg category medal ceremony, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
412Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Mohit Grewal)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Bronze medallist Mohit Grewal poses for photographs during Men’s Freestyle 125kg Wrestling event medal ceremony, at Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK.
Advertisement
512Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Deepak Punia)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Deepak Punia (red) holds the tricolor after winning against Pakistan's Muhammad Inam in the final of the Men's Freestyle Wrestling 86kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK. Punia won the gold medal.
612Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Deepak Punia)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Deepak Punia (red) competes against Pakistan's Muhammad Inam in the final of the Men's Freestyle Wrestling 86kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
Advertisement
712Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Sakshi Malik)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Sakshi Malik competes against Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez in the final of the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 62kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
812Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Bajrang Punia)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Bajrang Punia holds the tricolor after winning against Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the final of the Men's Freestyle Wrestling 65kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK. Punia won the gold medal.
912Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Anshu Malik)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Silver medallist Anshu Malik with podium finishers during the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 57kg category medal ceremony, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
1012Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Bajrang Punia)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Bajrang Punia competes against Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the final of the Men's Freestyle Wrestling 65kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.
1112Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Anshu Malik)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Anshu Malik competes against Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye of Nigeria during the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 57kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK. Malik won the silver medal.
1212Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestling (Sakshi Malik)
| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
India's Sakshi Malik holds the tricolor after winning against Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez in the final of the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 62kg category event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK.