Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia said that no one gets more disappointed than an athlete after losing a game. The Indian wrestler bagged bronze through repechage in the men's freestyle 65kg category. Bajrang won against Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov on Saturday by 8-0 in the bronze medal match. In the match between Punia and Niyazbekov, the former went on to take a 2-0 lead in the first period and all the pressure was on the Kazakh opponent heading into the last three minutes. In the final three minutes, Bajrang managed to hold his own and he kept his opponent at bay walking away with a bronze medal.

"I am not satisfied with bronze. I couldn't give the nation the medal they expected," Bajrang told reporters in a virtual press conference on Sunday. "Doctors advised me to get rest due to my right knee but I wanted to train so that I can play for India at the Olympics," he added. Talking about undertaking rehab in Russia, Bajrang said: "Rehab I did in Russia. Because coming back to India and then going to Tokyo would have a risk [COVID-19], that's why I avoided and did rehab in Russia with my team."

Throwing light on the injury he suffered while playing a local tournament in Russia which hampered the aggressive movements of Bajrang on the mat due to injury while playing in the Olympics, he said: "We didn't have any time. I did training for weight loss and didn't run for one month and also wasn't able to get training on the mat. That's why my movement was affected at the Games. And for the last bout, I just went for bronze because after that I can rest."

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