New Delhi: Olympic Medal Wresters who won Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia returned home to receive a speech on Monday, with hundreds of extension supporters of Sonify Haryana, adjacent areas and the Chhatrasal Stadium appeared at Delhi International Airport with Garlands, essays Flowers and candy.
Both of them walked from the airport to the Felicitation function where they joined the winner of the Gold Medal Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra, the struggle for silver race Mirabai Chanu, a bronze winner of the Sindhu PV medal and Lovlina Borghain and Lovlina and Lovlina Hockey team.
Bajrang, who won a bronze that was credited in the men’s 65kg freestyle category even though breastfeeding a serious knee injury, said his mother Om Pyari was worried about him the night before the medal-playoff fight against Daulet Niyazbekov Kazakhstan.
Watch: Olympic hero made of a big ceremony “After I lost the semifinals against Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev, I went to bed early in my room because I didn’t want to talk to anyone.
Then, I called home and talked to my mother.
He said , ‘I am more worried about your knee injury and not wrestling.
Win and losing is part of the game.
You must first protect your knee, it’s more important to me’.
All parents want their children to win medals.
They say bronze It’s worth gold to us because they know about my injury and how it made me stay away from the mat for 20-25 days in Russia, “said Bajrang.
The CWG and Asian Games champions who ruled themselves during the semifinals of the invitational tournament Aliyev in Moscow on June 25.
The injury threatened to thwart his Olympic campaign and pushed the Bajrang out of the mat for almost three weeks.
However, against the advice of his coach’s staff, Bajrang took off the brace on his right knee for the bronze playoff.
“The clamp was given by Fisio because there was pain in the knee.
For some of the first battles in Tokyo, I did not take risks but I was not comfortable competing with the brace.
It limits my movements.
So for a medal match, I decided not to wear it.
I Tell my coach, ‘If there are more injuries, we will see it later, but if I don’t win bronze, then what?’ “So, for me, the most important medal.
I told my coach and fisio, ‘I don’t wear it, if it’s (my injury) worsens, leave’.
I am happy to have won bronze.
“Bajrang said he was not sure about continuing the personal coach Shako Shako Bentinidis.
While he would not share the details, Aay sources there will be immediate discussions at the continuation of Georgia.
Bajrang keeps CWG next year, asian games, and the world championship in mind, with focus Finally in Paris 2024.
“I haven’t thought about the future.
At present, we talk about what we can do better in Tokyo and increase it.
I will immediately make a decision.
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