Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 65 kg wrestling final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast on Friday. (CWG live updates)The 24-year old Bajrang Punia beat Kane Charig of Wales on a technical superiority, thus winning India’s 17th gold medal at the Games. However there was disappointment in store for Pooja Dhanda, who settled for a silver medal after losing 6-1 in the women’s 57 kg freestyle final to Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye. Divya Kakran also added another medal to India’s kitty, winning her bronze medal encounter in the women’s freestyle 68 kg event, beating Sherin Sultana from Bangladesh. Mausam Khatri lost in the finals of the men’s 97 kg freestyle final to South Africa’s Martin Erasmus and thus had to settle for a silver medal.

Source: Hindustan Times April 13, 2018 07:59 UTC