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Deepak Punia won bronze medal in 86kg freestyle weight category at U23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2022
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Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won the bronze medal by defeating Maksat Satyabaldi in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Despite a win, it was an ineffective result on their part as the Indian contingent was expecting a better performance in the tournament than the World Championship silver medalist.
In the opening two rounds, 23-year-old Punia lost to eventual gold medalist Azizbek Faizulaev of Uzbekistan and Nurtilek Karipbaev of Kyrgyzstan. However, he defeated Satyabaldi of Kazakhstan to win the bronze medal.
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Last month, Deepak Punia was included in the Indian wrestling team for the Commonwealth Games 2022 along with Tokyo 2020 medalists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya.
India won a total of 25 medals, including 10 gold medals, in the U23 meet in this event. The eight-day Continental Championship concluded on Sunday.
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