Wrestler Bajrang Punia got a grand welcome in the village, somewhere sweets were distributed and fireworks happened somewhere
Olympic bronze medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia was given a warm welcome by family and locals outside his residence in Sonepat. Bajrang Punia thanked the people for giving them love and respect.
New Delhi: Bajrang Punia has returned to India after winning the bronze medal of wrestling in the Tokyo Olympics. During this, he was warmly welcomed at the Delhi airport. At the same time, even after reaching his ancestral residence, a large number of his fans reached and gave him a warm welcome.
honored in Delhi
Wrestler Bajrang Punia's felicitation ceremony was organized in Delhi. The event was organized by Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for the Tokyo Olympic medalists. In which gold winner Neeraj Chopra, bronze winning Indian men's hockey team, bronze winning Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain and silver medalist Ravi Dahiya were honored.
Warm welcome at ancestral house
At the same time, the Olympic bronze medalist wrestler has been given a warm welcome on reaching his native residence in Sonipat, Haryana. A large number of local people reached and welcomed him, during which people also lifted him on his shoulder. At present, Bajrang Punia thanked the people for this warm welcome.
knee injury treatment
He said that 'I thank people for giving me so much love and respect. It feels good to be back home. I will go to my doctor first for the treatment of my injury. Let us tell you that before the Olympics, his knee was injured. Due to which he had to stay away from training for 25 days. At the same time, doctors had advised him not to play.
Along with Bajrang Punia, his coach Amzarios Bentinidis was also given a grand welcome. During this he said that 'this is a wonderful day for me. Despite the injuries, we kept working and focused on winning medals. It was not possible to come to India without a medal. This is my result too. We trained for more than 3 years.
News is originally taken from: https://www.abplive.com/news/india/wrestler-bajrang-punia-received-a-warm-welcome-at-his-ancestral-residence-1951705
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