Wrestling News : Bajrang Punia numero uno after winning gold in Rome Ranking Series

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia is now at the number one position in world after his terrific performance in Rome Ranking Series. Bajrang Punia pulled off a two-pointer in the last 30 seconds of the gold medal bout to defend his title at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event, a result that pushed him back to world number one rank. Up against Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir, Bajrang was trailing 0-2 till the final moments of the 65kg final but managed to level the scores, 30 seconds from the whistle. Since the last scoring point came from the Indian he was declared the winner on criteria on Sunday night. Bajrang seemed to have improved upon his leg defence in the one-year break, forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Bajrang was placed second in the rankings before the event and is now on top of the ranking table in the 65kg category with 14 points. The fresh rankings are based on results of this tournament only