Tag: Deepak Punia

Deepak Punia stable, recovering from COVID-19 in Sports Authority of India camp

Besides Deepak Punia (86kg), the two other wrestlers who have tested positive for the virus are Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg).

September 6, 2020

Deepak Punia goes to No 1 in rankings, Vinesh Phogat at second spot

In 65-kg weight category, Bajrang Punia, who managed a bronze medal at the World Championships after his controversial semifinal loss, has lost his number one spot to Gadzhimurad Rashidov of Russia.

September 27, 2019

Rahul Aware wins bronze, takes India’s World Wrestling Championships haul to five

Aware's weight class of 61kg is a non-Olympic category. Earlier in the day, Deepak Punia pulled out of his gold medal bout against Iran great Hassan Yazdani in the 86kg category due to injuries.

September 22, 2019

Deepak Punia pulls out of World Wrestling Championships Final owing to injury

The 19-year-old, who became the youngest Indian wrestler ever to make it to the finals, also bagged a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday.

September 22, 2019

Deepak Punia becomes 4th Indian to clinch quota for Tokyo Olympics

The 25-year-old's next challenge will be Stefan Reichmuth of Switzerland in semifinal for a place in the final.

September 21, 2019

India produce strong performance at Asian junior wrestling

Indian wrestlers bagged two gold medals on the final day to finish the 2018 Asian Junior Championships on a high note here on Sunday.

July 23, 2018