Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Poonia created history by winning gold
19 Aug 2018 ( News Bureau )
India's 24-year-old wrestler Bajrang Poonia put India's first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games on Sunday. Bajrang captured the gold medal in the 65kg final by defeating Takatani Daiichi of Japan by 11-8. With this, he became the first wrestler to win India's gold medal in wrestling in the history of Asian Games.
As soon as the extremely exciting final match of Bajrang finished, on Sunday evening, the celebration of victory from Jakarta to India was celebrated. Indian fans present in Jakarta, celebrating in the stadium itself. On the social media, there was a line of fanfare for Bajrang.
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