India wrestler Bajrang Punia, 28, has won medals in almost all international competitions including the World Championships and the Olympics, where competition is at its peak. Comparatively, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) do not offer as much intense competition, but that does not mean the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning grappler will take it easy at the upcoming CWG (July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham, England).

"It is true that the level of competition at the CWG is not high as compared to some of the other leading events, but I cannot afford to take the CWG lightly because, let's not forget, I did finish second in the 2014 edition," Bajrang said during a virtual media organised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) media. Bajrang, the reigning CWG gold medallist (he won gold at the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast Australia), had lost in the final of the 2014 CWG in Glasgow, Scotland.