{"id":116065,"date":"2024-08-17T10:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T10:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/bajrang-punia-stands-on-poster-with-indian-flag-while-receiving-vinesh-phogat-at-delhi-airport\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T10:45:39","slug":"bajrang-punia-stands-on-poster-with-indian-flag-while-receiving-vinesh-phogat-at-delhi-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/bajrang-punia-stands-on-poster-with-indian-flag-while-receiving-vinesh-phogat-at-delhi-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajrang Punia Stands On Poster With Indian Flag While Receiving Vinesh Phogat At Delhi Airport;"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bajrang Punia, the Olympic-medal winning Indian wrestler, finds himself at the centre of a controversy. Punia was spotted standing on a poster with the Indian flag when he was receiving Vinesh Phogat at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi on Saturday (August 17). Vinesh returned from Paris Olympics 2024 where she had reached the final of the Women’s Freestyle 50 kg wrestling before being disqualified for being 100 grams overweight ahead of the gold medal bout, forcing her to remain medalless.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Vinesh received a grand welcome at the Delhi Airport from the Paris Olympics despite he Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismising her appeal for a joint silver medal. Vinesh had a great run up to the final as she went on to beat reigning Olympic champion and number 1 seed Yui Susaki. While Vinesh’s fellow wrestler Bajrang and Sakshi Malik were present at the airport to welcome her back to India, Bajrang was caught standing on a ‘Tiranga’ poster, leading to scrutiny and criticism.<\/p>\n

READ HERE | ‘She Was Kicked In India..’: Bajrang Punia’s Statement On Vinesh Phogat After Her Paris Olympics Semis Entry Goes Viral<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a look at the viral video and some of the commments on it:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So @BajrangPunia<\/a> standing on \u2018Tiranga\u2019<\/p>\n

Fun fact you can\u2019t criticise him because he has represented India in olympic games so he has freedom to do all this. pic.twitter.com\/FNDniKuyXI<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 BALA (@erbmjha) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s very disgraceful<\/p>\n


\n\u2014 MS SPORTS \uea00 (@IFootcric68275) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Shameful act<\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Indra (@Indra2025) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0924\u093f\u0930\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0930 \u0930\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 Bajrang Punia \ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n

\u0905\u092c \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/RUmn8hlPR1<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Vaibhav Bhola \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@VibhuBhola) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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SHAMELESS Bajrang Punia stepping on Indian Flag \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83e\udd2c #BajrangPunia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fknWeH83ps<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Rosy (@rose_k01) August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ALSO READ | Indian Medallists From Tokyo Olympics Who Didn’t Participate In Paris 2024 Games<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
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India Bag 6 Medals At Paris Olympics 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n

Vinesh might not have been able to add a medal to India’s tally, they managed to end the Summer Games with 6 medals to their name. The 117-member Indian contingent bagged 5 bronze medals and a silver medal. A bronze medal came from wrestling too with Aman Sehrawat managing to secure the medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling. India were placed 71st in the final medal tally of the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n