Bajrang Punia Says "If I Win, Will Dedicate My Medal To Covid Warriors" | Wrestling News
Bajrang Punia is training in Russia to get ready for the Tokyo Games. He suffered a knee injury and forfeited his semi-final bout against Russia’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev in Ali Aliyev meet in Russia on Friday. But his coach says he will be back in 10 days. Bajrang is seeded No.2 in the 65 Kg category at the Tokyo Olympics and he said that if he manages to win a medal at the quadrennial event, he will dedicate it to the Covid warriors. Earlier he spoke to NDTV about his preparations. The 2018 Asian Games Gold Medallist said that he is a much-improved wrestler now.
“I would love my body to work in the Olympics the way it did in the 2018 Asian Games bout, and hope the result is also similar,” Bajrang said
“The fact that I won at the Asian Games doesn’t mean I was perfect, there were still things to be worked upon, and I hope I have covered those weaknesses before the Olympics in the 2 or 3 years since then.”
Bajrang said that he is hoping to avoid making any mistakes during the Games in Tokyo. The wrestler also mentioned that he has worked on one of his weaknesses — conceding points on leg attack.
“Absolutely, that is what we do training for to try and fix. I felt the results in the tournaments have worked my way. Olympics is a platform where every athlete tries their best, so we need to make sure we don’t make any mistakes because those remain with us for the rest of our lives,” Bajrang said.
