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Commonwealth Games 2022: India’s Deepak Punia won a gold medal in Wrestling

India's wrestler Deepak Punia has won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Sumit Arora Published On August 6th, 2022 Leave a comment

India’s wrestler Deepak Punia has won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 by defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam by 3-0 in the men’s 86 kg category in the final. In the semifinal earlier, Deepak saw out Canada’s Alexander Moore 3-1 as he gained early points. This is India’s third gold medal in wrestling.

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Career of Naib Subedar Deepak Punia:

Naib Subedar Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle wrestler and Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army who won a silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category and secured a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. He is the reigning Commonwealth champion in his weight category.

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