Wrestler Bajrang Punia’s Whatsapp display picture is of a sample Tokyo Olympics gold medal. He has kept it as his DP since the start of 2017. “Lakshya se nazar kabhi hatni nahi chahiye (one mustn’t lose sight of his target),” he says.
A man of few words, all of Bajrang’s energies in the last four years have been trained towards getting that Olympic medal. Whether it is about which tournament to participate in and which to let go, or about where to do his training or choosing his sparring partners, Bajrang’s moves have been solely driven by this strong desire to win gold.
In the last four years, Bajrang has won gold at the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games (both in 2018); two gold medals (2017, 2019), two silver (2020, 2021), and one bronze (2018) at the Asian Championships; a silver (2018) and a bronze (2019) at the World Championships. He has also won a plethora of top-ranked positions at various ranking series international wrestling tournaments.
This story is from the July 18, 2021 edition of The Times of India Hyderabad.
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