Bajrang Punia-led wrestling contingent won six medals for India at the CWG 2022.

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Bajrang Punia-led wrestling contingent won six medals for India at the CWG 2022.

Indian wrestlers are in their top form as they grabbed six medals, including three gold, on day eight of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG). 

It was a perfect six from the six categories that were on display on the first day of the wrestling competition at the Coventry Arena in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

The gold medalists for India were Bajrang Punia (65kg), Sakshi Malik (62 kg) and Deepak Punia (86 kg), while silver came from Anshu Malik (57 kg). Divya Kakran (68 kg) and Mohit Grewal (125 kg) picked a bronze each. 

Now India's medal tally reached 26 ( nine gold, eight silver and nine bronze ) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

India moved to fifth position in the medal tally ahead of Scotland.