Deepak Punia

Wrestler Deepak Punia to join Bajrang Punia in US training camp

The Union Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) will be providing financial assistance for the two athletes to carry out their training at the Michigan University.

Big-match failures keep Deepak Punia away from star status

Dronacharya awardee coaches explain why young wrestler Deepak Punia is failing to win big bouts.

You will see the dominant Bajrang Punia of 2018 soon, says wrestler after winning CWG trials

Bajrang, who is under the scanner for lack of attacking moves in his bouts since the Asian Championship, booked his berth in the national team with wins over Sujeet (4-0) and Vishal Kalliraman (2-1).

Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals

Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan's Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze on the concluding day on Sunday.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Indian grapplers, WFI gear up for packed season

Indian wrestlers are all set for their first major hurdle of the year as they face the best in the continent at the Asian Wrestling Championships in a jam-packed calendar.

Bajrang Punia manages to prevail against fighting Rohit, secures 65kg spot in team for Asian Championship

The national federation put Bajrang, Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia directly in the finals, a move which did not amuse other competing wrestlers and their coaches.

Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia and six other wrestlers to attend special camp in Bulgaria

The 14-member squad will include four freestyle, four Greco-Roman wrestlers, four sparring partners and two coaches, a WFI release stated.

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik scripts history as 1st Indian woman to make final

Only five Indian women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds and all of them — Alka Tomar (2006), Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat (2019) — have clinched bronze.

Decision on extension of foreign coaches after Nationals, says WFI

Georgian Shako Bentinidis is attached with Tokyo bronze winner Bajrang Punia while Russian Kamal Malikov trains Ravi Dahiya, who became the new super star of Indian wrestling after winning a silver in the Japanese capital.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Wrestling Federation of India sacks Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov for assaulting referee

Deepak lost his 86kg bronze play-off to San Marino's Myles Nazim Amine on Thursday, after which Gaidarov went to the room of the referee, who had officiated in the bout, and assaulted him.