Wrestler Bajrang Punia got into controversy during the welcome program of Vinesh Phogat who returned to the country from Paris. The jeep brought to welcome Vinesh Phogat had posters of the tricolor. During this Bajrang Punia climbed on the bonnet of the jeep and a poster of the tricolor came under his feet..
Bajrang started getting trolled as soon as the video went viral. User Sudhir Mishra shared the video on social media platform (X) and wrote, 'He is standing with his feet on the tricolor, but no one will say anything... He is bigger than the tricolor, because he has been a player. How soon is Bajrang Punia to become a leader? This person cannot even see the tricolor.
Bajrang Punia lost in the semi-final match of the Hangzhou Asian Games held in China last year. Not only this, Bajrang was also defeated by Japanese wrestler K. Yamaguchi 10-0 in the bronze medal match. After his defeat, many people were angry on social media, as he had not participated in any competitive match before participating in the Asian Games. He was also criticized for being included in the Indian team for these games without trials.
Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He won a gold medal for India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Bajrang Punia defeated Canada's L McLean 9-2 in the final of the men's freestyle 65 kg weight category. This was Bajrang Punia's second consecutive gold and third medal overall at the Commonwealth Games, although he could not do anything special after winning that gold medal.
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