<p>India's Bajrang Punia is determined to avoid come-from-behind wins in his early bouts which could leave him exhausted even before reaching the medal rounds at the Tokyo Olympics, the freestyle wrestler said.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old is the second seed in men's 65kg category in Tokyo, the one on whose shoulders rest India's hopes of winning the country's first Olympic gold in wrestling.</p>.<p>"I want to come back with a medal. I am working on not giving points early," Punia told <em>The Times of India</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/first-batch-of-indian-olympic-contingent-reaches-tokyo-after-rousing-send-off-1009978.html" target="_blank">First batch of Indian Olympic contingent reaches Tokyo after rousing send-off </a></strong></p>.<p>"Coach (Emzarios Bentinidis) keeps on telling me that a come-from-behind victory requires a lot of effort and if I keep on doing that, I will be spent when I reach the medal rounds."</p>.<p>World champion Russian Gadzhimurad is the top seed in a strong group which, according to Punia, contained 10-12 wrestlers who could beat each other "on their day".</p>.<p>An Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Punia's leg defence is considered probably his only weakness, but the wrestler from Haryana was not too perturbed.</p>.<p>"Just focusing on leg defence is not the solution," he said.</p>.<p>"When the opponent starts getting tired and fatigue sets in him, that's when I pounce on and attack and accumulate points.</p>.<p>"My style is more on the lines of working hard for my win. I am not able to play the technical game like the other 65kg wrestlers do.</p>.<p>"My strong point is power and endurance. That helps me to come back (in a bout)." </p>
<p>India's Bajrang Punia is determined to avoid come-from-behind wins in his early bouts which could leave him exhausted even before reaching the medal rounds at the Tokyo Olympics, the freestyle wrestler said.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old is the second seed in men's 65kg category in Tokyo, the one on whose shoulders rest India's hopes of winning the country's first Olympic gold in wrestling.</p>.<p>"I want to come back with a medal. I am working on not giving points early," Punia told <em>The Times of India</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/first-batch-of-indian-olympic-contingent-reaches-tokyo-after-rousing-send-off-1009978.html" target="_blank">First batch of Indian Olympic contingent reaches Tokyo after rousing send-off </a></strong></p>.<p>"Coach (Emzarios Bentinidis) keeps on telling me that a come-from-behind victory requires a lot of effort and if I keep on doing that, I will be spent when I reach the medal rounds."</p>.<p>World champion Russian Gadzhimurad is the top seed in a strong group which, according to Punia, contained 10-12 wrestlers who could beat each other "on their day".</p>.<p>An Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Punia's leg defence is considered probably his only weakness, but the wrestler from Haryana was not too perturbed.</p>.<p>"Just focusing on leg defence is not the solution," he said.</p>.<p>"When the opponent starts getting tired and fatigue sets in him, that's when I pounce on and attack and accumulate points.</p>.<p>"My style is more on the lines of working hard for my win. I am not able to play the technical game like the other 65kg wrestlers do.</p>.<p>"My strong point is power and endurance. That helps me to come back (in a bout)." </p>