Bajrang, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last year, took a close 11-9 points victory over Puerto Rico’s Sebastian C Rivera in one of the bronze medal fights.
Bajrang, who lost to John Michael Diakomihalis of the USA in the quarterfinals, qualified for the bronze medal match through a repechage, beating Vazgen Tevanyan of Armenia by 7-6 points.
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It is Bajrang’s third bronze at the World Cup. The celebrated Indian wrestler has previously won bronze in 2013, silver in 2018 and bronze in 2019.
India had drafted a 30-man team for the ongoing World Championships, but underperformed, taking only two medals.
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya had retired early and failed to take a podium finish.
In addition to Bajrang, Vinesh Phogat won her second World Championship bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category.
Vinesh had beaten Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 to claim the bronze here.
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