Deepak Punia advances to World Wrestling Championships final
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Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanUpdated: Sep 21, 2019, 07:19 PM IST
Deepak Punia. Photograph:(IANS)
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India now has four Olympic quotas from the championship
Indian wrestler Deepak Punia reached the final of the World Wrestling Championship after defeating Swiss grappler Stefan Reichmuth by 8-2 in the 86 kg weight category here on Saturday.
"#DeepakPunia breaks into the Finals! On his debut World Championship, wrestler Deepak storms into Finals of the 86kg Freestyle event at #WrestleNursultan defeating Swiss grappler Stefan Reichmuth by 8-2. #AllTheBest @FederationWrest #WeAreTeamIndia," Team India tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Punia secured an Olympic berth after he entered the semi-finals of the tournament. He had defeated Colombia`s Carlos Izquierdo 7-6 to enter the semi-finals.
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India now has four Olympic quotas from the championship.
