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Hangzhou, October 6
Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia cut a sorry figure as he stormed out of the Asian Games wrestling arena after a humiliating defeat in the 65kg freestyle third-place match here today.
His hurried exit was in stark contrast to the other three bronze-winning Indian grapplers who showed some contentment, if not pure excitement.
Bajrang, who entered the Asiad after getting exemption from the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou.
However, Aman Sehrawat (57kg), Sonam Malik (65kg) and Kiran (76kg) clinched a bronze medal each.
After a defeat on technical superiority against Kaiki Yamaguhci of Japan, Bajrang refused to speak to the media.
An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting, began with two easy wins but was clueless against the formidable Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili and Yamaguchi.
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