President Kovind presents Padma Shri to wrestler Bajrang Punia for sports

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to India's star wrestler Bajrang Punia for Sports. A renowned wrestler, Punia has been representing India in the 65Kg category. He is recognised for his achievements in the Commonwealth Games and Asian games.

Earlier Bajrang Punia won the gold medal at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria and dedicated the victory to Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Punia, who bagged the top prize at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games last year, has won four gold medals and one silver in the last five tournaments.

President of India official Twitter handle tweets in Haryanvi and wrote,

राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द नै हरियाणै कै पहलवान बजरंग पूनिया का पदमश्री पुरस्कार तै सम्मान करा सै। बजरंग पूनिया 65 किलोग्राम भार श्रेणी में भारत की ओर तै खेल्या करै। बजरंग पूनिया एशियाई खेलां अर राष्ट्रमंडल खेलां में आपणी पहलवानी के लिए जाणा जावै सै। pic.twitter.com/WlObSbYx5P

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 11, 2019