Jhajjar's Deepak Punia named Junior Wrestler of the Year

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Updated At : 12:11 PM Dec 18, 2019 IST

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World Championships silver medallist Deepak Punia has been named the Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year by United World Wrestling (UWW). Jhajjar-lad Punia, 18, had become the first Indian wrestler in 18 years to win a junior world title at Nur-Sultan. The 86kg categoy wrestler then backed it up with a silver medal on his debut at the Senior World Wrestling Championships this year.

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