Bajrang Punia on Friday won a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships beating Mongolian Tulga Tumur Ochir.Bajrang fought back from a 6-0 deficit to win 8-7 in what turned out to be a thrilling bronze medal bout.

This is the 25-year-old’s second consecutive senior Worlds medal and third overall.Ochir started strong, taking two points in the first 15 seconds and then four more with a chest throw.

Bajrang responded with a counter and earned two points and at the end of the first period, the score was 6-2 in the Mongolian’s favour.However, Bajrang came out all guns blazing in the second period. He managed to get Ochir with a leg shot and collected six successive points to lead 8-6.

Ochir got another point for step out but that was all he could manage.This is Bajrang’s second consecutive World Championship medal after his silver at Budapest 2018.