I overcame an injury to win gold in Birmingham and that makes it special - Bajrang Punia after winning consecutive gold medals at Commonwealth Games × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Amateur Wrestling Commonwealth Games 2022 News I overcame an injury to win gold in Birmingham and that makes it special - Bajrang Punia after winning consecutive gold medals at Commonwealth Games By Aishwarya Kasibhatla Modified 06 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Wrestling - Commonwealth Games: Day 8 Gold medallist Bajrang Punia Ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia comfortably defended his gold medal with a flawless performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG 2022) in Birmingham on August 6. The Indian grappler put up a superlative show to defeat Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the men's 65kg category final. With this, he has three overall medals at CWG. He bagged silver in 2014 Glasgow, followed it up with a gold medal in the 2018 edition of the Games, then easily retained his title in 2022. On being asked what separates both the gold medals, Punia said: "When I won gold at the 2018 Gold Coast Games, I did not have an Olympic gold back then. This time I overcame an injury to win gold in Birmingham and that makes it special. Both the medals are of their own importance, but the gold this year will be memorable because of the hardships that I endured during the recovery process to get to this place." Speaking about his dominance on the wrestling mat at CWG 2022, Bajrang said: "Whenever you win a medal for the country, it's a moment of pride for any athlete. We have worked very hard post the Olympic injury. It feels good to have implemented those changes and to have come out victorious." He further added: "Ever since that injury during the Olympics, I have been working on gaining back my strength and natural form. It's not that I'm perfect if I have won gold, but I have for sure come a long way since recovering from injury and giving a good overall performance." Bajrang Punia @BajrangPuniaThis isn’t about one #Gold it’s a reminder #MakeInIndia is the best, globally! #JaiHind ?247221811This isn’t about one #Gold it’s a reminder #MakeInIndia is the best, globally! #JaiHind ? https://t.co/zBUTp6eQWy Bajrang Punia was a force to reckon with throughout the CWG 2022 SAI Media@Media_SAIHATTRICK FOR BAJRANG AT CWG Tokyo Olympics ?medalist, 3 time World C'ships medalist @BajrangPunia is on winning streak to bag his 3rd consecutive medal at #CommonwealthGames ? ??Utter dominance by Bajrang (M-65kg) to win ? #Cheer4India #India4CWG2022 1/13482747HATTRICK FOR BAJRANG AT CWG Tokyo Olympics ?medalist, 3 time World C'ships medalist @BajrangPunia is on winning streak to bag his 3rd consecutive medal at #CommonwealthGames ? ??Utter dominance by Bajrang (M-65kg) to win ? #Cheer4India #India4CWG2022 1/1 https://t.co/MmWqoV6jMw Bajrang Punia put up a sublime performance throughout the competition, having conceded just two points in four matches overall. Bajrang won the first two matches (Round of 16 and quarter-finals) by fall. He then came in and easily won the semi-final bout by technical superiority. Also read: CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia and Co. win six medals on Day 8, Twitter reacts Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Akshay Saraswat × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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