Sanjeet to replace injured Commonwealth Games champion Deepak Punia in India s squad for Belgrade World Wrestling Championships × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Amateur Wrestling News

Sanjeet to replace injured Commonwealth Games champion Deepak Punia in India s squad for Belgrade World Wrestling Championships

By Navneet Singh Modified 10 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Wrestling - Commonwealth Games: (Image: Getty) India’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games champion in men’s 86kg freestyle, Deepak Punia, has pulled out of the Belgrade World Wrestling Championships due to an injury, an official of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) told Sportskeeda on Saturday. After the Commonwealth Games triumph, Deepak and Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia went to the University of Michigan in the USA to prepare for the September 10 -18 World Wrestling Championships in Serbia. Unfortunately, Deepak suffered an elbow injury during his training stint. “Deepak injured his elbow during a practice session and will not compete in the World Wrestling Championships that commenced Saturday in Serbia,” the WFI official said. Sanjeet of Services will replace the injured Deepak in the squad for the Belgrade World Championships. The 23-year-old Deepak was exempt from national selection trials for the World Wrestling Championships. According to the WFI, five wrestlers competed in the 86kg selection trials held on Thursday in Sonepat, Haryana. Sanjeet beat Sandeep Mann of Punjab in the final bout to earn a place in the national team. While the men’s Greco Roman team left for Serbia on Thursday, the women’s freestyle team boarded a flight early on Saturday for the World Wrestling Championships. The WFI also conducted a re-trial in the women’s 50kg freestyle event at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Sports Complex in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, which was won by Neelam.

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Olympian Sonam Malik has made a comeback to the senior national team after missing the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a niggle. Sonam won silver in the 62kg category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships held last month in Bulgaria. “We expect Sonam to give her best in Belgrade,” Sonam’s coach Ajmer Singh said. “She is fit and could win medal too.” Several medal winners of the Commonwealth Games, including Sakshi Malik, skipped the Belgrade World Championships trials. Vinesh Phogat in the 53kg division is the most experienced wrestler in the women’s squad. Poll : 0 votes Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी