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Played without knee protection to win bronze, says wrestler Bajrang Punia
Updated On: 09 August, 2021 08:46 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
“My coaches and physio wanted me to continue to play with taped knee in the bronze bout. But I don’t feel comfortable. It feels like someone has tied my leg, so I told them even if injury happens I can rest later but if I don’t win medal now all the work will be lost, so I went all out,” he said.
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India wrestler Bajrang Punia holds the tricolour during the closing ceremony yesterday. Pic/PTI
Star India wrestler Bajrang Punia on Sunday revealed that his knee injury forced him to skip mat training for nearly three weeks which severely hampered his Olympic preparations and he took the mat for the bronze play-off without any knee protection, going against the advice of his support staff.
Bajrang had skipped the Poland Open, the last ranking event before the Tokyo Games, arguing that he needed training more than the points and headed to Russia, where he trained and also ended up injuring his right knee by choosing to compete in a local event—Ali Aliev tournament.
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