Commonwealth Games 2022: 19-year-old Indian wrestler Deepak Nehra claims bronze medal

Teenage Indian wrestling sensation Deepak Nehra made headlines when he won the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 97kg wrestling in the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday, August 6. He defeated Tayab Raza of Pakistan to claim the honour and became the 12th Indian wrestler to win a medal at the ongoing edition of the mega event.

Wrestling has already become the most successful discipline for India at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022, after all of its 12 participants managed to finish on the podium. Nehra also became the fifth Indian wrestler to win a bronze at the CWG 2022, after Mohit Grewal, Divya Kakran, Pooja Gehlot and Pooja Sihag. India has also won five gold medals in wrestling in this edition of the Commonwealth Games, making it one of the most memorable events for wrestling fans in the country of all time.

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19-year-old Deepak Nehra also became India’s final wrestling medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday. He was also the Indian wrestling contingent’s youngest member and broke into the limelight with the first senior medal of his career.

While it was his debut in the senior circuit, Deepak Nehra’s opening match at the Commonwealth Games 2022 finished with a loss. He was beaten by Nishan Randhawa of Canada 8-6 in the quarterfinals, which forced him to advance to the bronze medal match. However, he did not let his earlier defeat contain him once again, as he beat Pakistani wrestler Tayab Raza 10-2 to clinch the bronze medal.

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His medal win also helped India to increase its medal tally to 38. However, Para table tennis star Sonalben Manubhai Patel has won another bronze medal to increase the tally to 39. India currently sits at the fifth position with 39 medals, behind Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand. The country has also won 12 gold medals but needs at least another five if they are to topple New Zealand from the fourth spot.