TOPS sanctions extension of Bajrang Punia’s US camp by one month

Image Source : TWITTER Punia, who certified for the Tokyo Games within the males’s freestyle 65kg class, has been coaching at Cliff Kean Wrestling Club in Michigan since December 4.
Olympic-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia’s coaching stint within the USA has been granted a one-month extension and can now go on until the primary week of February, the Sports Authority of India mentioned on Tuesday.
Punia, who certified for the Tokyo Games within the males’s freestyle 65kg class, has been coaching at Cliff Kean Wrestling Club in Michigan since December 4.

The further one month coaching will price Rs. 11.65 Lakhs and will likely be borne by the SAI.
“This decision was taken at the Mission Olympic Cell meeting that took place last week,” a press launch from SAI mentioned.

“All facilities here are available, there is a gym, moreover I am getting very good sparring partners. The college boys who train here are good as well. I am getting access to everything I need to improve my level,” Punia was quoted as saying in it.
“The quality of sparring partners here is very good. In India I am normally training with 74 kg and 79 kg category wrestlers but here I am getting to train with my own weight category,” the two-time World medallist added.
Punia earned a quota for the Tokyo Olympics in September 2019 after successful a bronze medal on the World Championships in Nur Sultan.
Punia mentioned he’ll make a return to aggressive wrestling “at the Rome ranking series event in March and will follow that up by participating in the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan.”