Punia beat Japan's Takatani Daichi 11-8 in Men's Freestyle 65kg to win his maiden Asiad gold medal.
19:47 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Proud of you Bhai @BajrangPunia 💪💪💪💪 whole country proud of you pic.twitter.com/JSwvK6MQT8
— Sandeep Singh (@flickersingh) August 19, 2018
19:47 (IST)19 AUG 2018
#wrestling @BajrangPunia shows that he can defend as well as he can attack to clinch @ioaindia first gold medal by beating the Japanese wrestler in the 65kg category final
— Abhijeet Kulkarni (@abk6580) August 19, 2018
19:46 (IST)19 AUG 2018
734pm what a minute for India!! @BajrangPunia wins gold and Root gets taken by Rahul of Pandya. The session we had waited for. No letting off in intensity from here on.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) August 19, 2018
19:46 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Wah ! @BajrangPunia . So proud of you for making us proud. Congratulations for the Gold and for fulfilling your promise of winning one. Shaabash ! #AsianGame2018 pic.twitter.com/RjxFhwqUCj
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 19, 2018
19:46 (IST)19 AUG 2018
1 World Championship bronze
— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) August 19, 2018
2 Asian Games medals (silver, gold)
4 Asian Championship medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
1 World Youth silver
2 CWG medals (gold, silver)@BajrangPunia, just 24, improves his already impressive CV with #AsianGames2018 gold medal #wrestling
19:44 (IST)19 AUG 2018
1st Asian Gold and a special one! 😎 What a phenomenal young wrestler, Bajrang Punia! won majority of the games by technical superiority and a great final with against the Japanese! True to his family and guru Yogeshwar Dutt! #AsianGames2018 #BajrangPunia
— Piyush Manocha (@ThoughtsPerSec) August 19, 2018
19:43 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Golden Bajrang. Stunning win! pic.twitter.com/pqykNurAF7
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) August 19, 2018
19:42 (IST)19 AUG 2018
And Bajrang Punia gets the gold 🏅🏅🏅 What a terrific display of wrestling by him. No wonder he won gold when you have a guide in the form of @DuttYogi The first gold of #AsianGames2018 Feeling so proud. Many more to go. Yay!!!
— Dipeeshh (@ndipesh) August 19, 2018
19:41 (IST)19 AUG 2018
With unmatched confidence and enthusiasm, BAJRANG wins a gold for the nation! It's a dream come true. Much love and respect. Congratulations! #AsianGames2018
— Shubhra Sharma (@shubhra95) August 19, 2018
19:40 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Congratulations for excellent gold to @PuniaBajrang . I am sure one person watching in Delhi will be very happy watching Bajrang winning gold @DuttYogi . 🎖🎖🎖#Asiangames
— Sandeep Deokar (@smdeokar) August 19, 2018
19:38 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Striking #GOLD 🥇yet again for India... Bajrang Punia👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#AsianGames. Well done @BajrangPunia #Wrestling
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) August 19, 2018
19:38 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Jai Bajrang Bali! Brillinat @BajrangPunia wins India's first gold at #AsianGames2018 Thanks to @DuttYogi for giving us Bajrang. What a final match. Respect for Takatani Daichi....but Bajrang was the better man today. #Wrestling
— Shyamal Kishore (@shyamalkishore) August 19, 2018
19:37 (IST)19 AUG 2018
O bolo Bajrang Bali ki Jai..I had predicted this and @BajrangPunia is half way there..there is a legend and a legacy is growing friends. https://t.co/A55LiRstpd
— Madhusudan (@MadhusudanRangu) August 19, 2018
19:36 (IST)19 AUG 2018
#BajrangPunia is a very humble guy. Met him a few weeks back, all he kept telling @allgyaan was please pray for me that I win gold at the Asian Games. Even when we asked his message to fans he said the same thing. Has the talent to back it up as well. What a champ! @BajrangPunia
— Andre deCunha (@andredecunha) August 19, 2018
19:35 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Congratulations Bajrang Punia! Nation salutes you! You made us proud Bajrang!
— Wrestling Federation (@indiawfi) August 19, 2018
19:34 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Here is India's first Gold Medal 🥇in #AsianGames2018 and it's won by #BajrangPunia by defeating wrestler of Japan Congratulations Bajrang Punia 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ZA7XQbjYbo
— Anmol 🇮🇳 (@OriginalAnmol) August 19, 2018
19:33 (IST)19 AUG 2018
It's a gold medal. Bajrang Punia wins #india first gold medal at #AsianGames2018 #IndiaAtAsianGames #wrestling
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) August 19, 2018
Proud moment for mentor @DuttYogi
19:33 (IST)19 AUG 2018
Breaking News: India get 1st GOLD MEDAL of #AsianGames2018 as Bajrang Punia beats Japanese grappler 10-8 in Final (FS 65 kg). yupeeeeeee #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/fMshTJ8tzE
— [email protected] (@India_AllSports) August 19, 2018
19:33 (IST)19 AUG 2018
2014 CWG: Yogeshwar won the Gold without conceding a single point
— Vaibhav Manocha (@BeingMinchu) August 19, 2018
2014 Asiads: Wins the Gold
2018 CWG: Bajrang won the Gold without conceding a single point
2018 Asiads: Wins the Gold #moments pic.twitter.com/jA7x5JC6MX
19:32 (IST)19 AUG 2018
India wins only their third ever gold medal in wrestling since 1986 as Bajrang Punia dominates the Men's 65 kg freestyle category to open the country's gold account in this edition
— Suromitro Basu (@Suromitro) August 19, 2018
19:32 (IST)19 AUG 2018
GOLD FOR BAJRANG! Perhaps the perfect name for the man who is now the the face of Indian wrestling. He beats Japan's Daichi Takatani 10-8 to win India's first gold medal of the 2018 Asian Games! #Bajrangbalikijai pic.twitter.com/urVSNPQKel
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 19, 2018
19:31 (IST)19 AUG 2018
The student has become the master! Bajrang Punia emulates his guru to claim gold at the Asian Games. Beats Japan 11-8 in he men’s 65kg category. pic.twitter.com/dh1rw7j6lq
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) August 19, 2018
19:31 (IST)19 AUG 2018
A reason for cheer in these gloomy times! Well done champion! India opens its tally in style at the #AsianGames2018 @BajrangPunia 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 https://t.co/9kW1abmjnX
— Rahul Ravindran (@23_rahulr) August 19, 2018