Wrestler Deepak Punia wins ninth gold for India; beats Pakistan's Muhammad Inam

New Delhi: Wrestler Deepak Punia has won ninth gold for India by defeating Pakistan's Muhammad Inam in men's 86kg final at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Punia (86kg) was calculative in his bouts and finished on top of the podium without losing a single point.

The wrestler from Chhara village began with technical superiority win over Matthew Clay Oxenham from New Zealand and beat Canada's Alexander Moore 3-1, setting up the gold medal bout against Pakistan's Muhammad Inam.

The 23-year-old Indian had better stamina and outlasted Inam 3-0. His first point was from a push out while the second came on passivity of the Pakistani.

There were no big moves in the bout as Inam had lost steam by the second round. Deepak completed his win with another push out point.

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Punia for winning Gold for the country.

Feeling proud of the spectacular sporting performance by our very own Deepak Punia! He is India’s pride and has given India many laurels. Every Indian is elated by his winning the Gold medal. Best wishes to him for all upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/tk9NuAIN1s

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2022