Birmingham | World Junior champion and World Championship silver medallist Deepak Punia bagged India’s third gold in wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Friday, outwitting Pakistan’s Inam Malik in the final of the men’s freestyle 86k. Deepak Punia won the bout 3-0 on points to claim his first gold medal in Commonwealth Games. It was […]
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Deepak Punia and two other wrestlers test COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Three Indian wrestlers — Deepak Punia (86kg), Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg) — have been tested positive for Coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Thursday. All wrestlers were tested, upon arrival for national camp at the SAI Centre in Sonepat, as per the SAI SOP for resumption of sports activities. […]
Want to train outside to prepare for Olympic gold: Deepak Punia
Kolkata: Facing setback due to an injury that robbed Deepak Punia a chance at gold at the wrestling World Championships, the reigning junior world champion has dug in his heels, as he wants to bring home a gold from the Tokyo Olympics at all cost. Competing in his maiden senior Worlds, the 19-year-old on Sunday had […]