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| CWG-2022: Deepak Punia wins Gold in Wrestling at Birmingham Commonwealth Games |
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CWG-2022: Deepak Punia wins Gold in Wrestling at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022: Wrestler Deepak Punia won the Gold medal in Men's Freestyle 86kg wrestling event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG 2022).
With this, India’s medal tally reaches 24 with 9 golds, 6 silvers and 9 bronze medals.
About Commonwealth Games 2022 Gold Medalist 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.
Deepak Punia was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. In Tokyo Olympic 2020, he narrowly lost the bronze medal match to M.N. Amine of San Marino.
At the Wrestling World Championships, Deepak Punia settled for Silver after pulling out of the 86 kg final due to injury where he was due to face Hassan Yazdani of Iran.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- Born: 19th May 1999
- Hometown: Jajjar Haryana
- Discipline: Wrestling
- Event: 68 KG Freestyle Wrestling
Deepak Punia medal records in Men's Wrestling
- Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022: Gold medal
- Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: Bronze medal
- Asian Championship 2022: Silver medal
- Asian Championship 2021: Silver medal
- World Championship 2019: Silver medal
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