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Gold Coast (Australia): Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men's freestyle 65 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.

Bajrang needed only around two minutes to overpower Kane Charig of Wales by technical superiority.

Meanwhile, India's Pooja Dhanda finished with the silver medal in the women's 57 kilogram wrestling category.

Pooja lost 5-7 to defending champion Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria in the final.

In the women's 68kg class, Divya Kakran defeated Sherin Sultana of Bangladesh by fall to take a bronze medal.

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