Olympic bronze medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik came up with authoritative wins and upcoming star Deepak Punia added a third gold to the country’s Commonwealth Games tally as India asserted its supremacy on the wrestling mat to win six medals at the Victoria Park Arena at Coventry on Friday.
Divya Kakran and Mohit Grewal won bronze medals as Indian wrestlers continued their dominance at the Commonwealth Games.
Bajrang Punia won his 3rd CWG medal and his second successive Gold medal in the men’s 65kg competition.
In badminton, top stars PV Sindhu, K Srikanth and Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals, beating their opponents easily.