He had entered the final after beating Batmagnai Batchuluun of Mongolia by 10-0 in the semifinals on technical superiority.
Earlier, the 24-year-old Indian had stormed into the semi-final taking a 12-2 lead and winning by technical superiority over Abdulqosim Fayziev of Tajikstan in the 65 kg freestyle quarter-final.
In Punia’s campaign opener, he had dominated in the second and third round to lead Sirojiddin Khasanov of Uzbekistan 13-3 and win by technical superiority.
Notably, Punia had won three consecutive gold medals – Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast), Tbilisi Grand Prix (Georgia) and Yasar Dogu International (Istanbul) – ahead of the Asian Games.
Meanwhile, congratulations messages poured-in for the young athlete from all quarters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to his twitter handle and congratulated Punia for his achievement.
Prasanta Patnaik 
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