Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched Gold Medal for India after winning the final against Canada`s Lachlan Mcneil in men`s 65 kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham on Friday.
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Punia was extremely dominant in the first period and did not let his opponent score. He finished with a 4-0 lead over McNeil at the end of the first period. But McNeil made a comeback with a strong effort and he cut down the deficit by two points to make it 2-4.
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Punia took the lead once again after scoring two more points. The Indian did not look back from there and won the match 9-2. Punia reached the final after defeating George Ramm of England in the semi-final.
He defeated his English opponent 10-0. He had reached the semi-final of the men`s freestyle 65 kg category after defeating Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou of Mauritius in the quarter-final. Bajrang was at his very best in the match as he gained a 6-0 win by fall.
