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Bajrang Punia. (Getty Images)
ROME: Olympic-bound Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia pulled off a two-pointer in the last 30 seconds of the gold medal bout to defend his title at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event, a result that propelled him back to world number one rank.
Up against Mongolia s Tulga Tumur Ochir, Bajrang was trailing 0-2 till the final moments of the 65kg final but managed to level the scores, 30 seconds from the final whistle.
Since the last scoring point came from the Indian, he was declared the winner on criteria on Sunday night.
Bajrang s leg defence seemed to be a particularly improved aspect of his game in the one-year break, forced by the coronavirus pandemic.