Punia defeated Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men’s 65-kg freestyle title bout held in Jakarta.
“Congratulations to Bajrang Punia for winning India’s first gold medal at the #AsianGames2018 We are all very proud of you,” Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle.
Bajrang came into the Games after winning three tournaments – Commonwealth Games, Tbilisi Grand Prix and Yasar Dogu International – and carried on with his superlative show here
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