Bajrang, Deepak to train in USA ahead of World Wrestling Championships

Bajrang (65kg) and Deepak (86kg) will be accompanied by coach Sujeet Mann and physiotherapist Dr. Anand Kumar who will join them after a few days.

Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Olympian Deepak Punia will train in Michigan, USA.

Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Olympian Deepak Punia will train in Michigan, USA, in the run-up to the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 10 to 18.

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Bajrang (65kg) and Deepak (86kg) – who had trained in the USA before winning gold medals in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games – will be accompanied by coach Sujeet Mann and physiotherapist Dr. Anand Kumar who will join them after a few days.

The two Indian wrestlers will train at Michigan University under head coach Sean Bormet. In the past, the varsity coach trained Olympics bronze medallist Myles Amine (86kg) and Olympians Stevan Micic (57kg) and Andy Hrovat (84kg), among others.

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The camp, approved under the Union Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), is scheduled to last 19 days. Deepak and Bajrang will travel to Belgrade directly from the USA.