World Wrestling Championships: Deepak Punia to face Yazdani in final today

Deepak Punia faces Iran's Hassan Yazdani in the gold-medal match, while Rahul Aware competes for bronze in the 61kg, non-Olympic category.

Deepak Punia will face Iranian Hassan Yazdani in the 86kg final. (File Photo)

Deepak Punia will contest for gold medal in the 86kg final of the World Wrestling Championships, while Rahul Aware will fight for bronze in the 61kg, non-Olympic category.

Junior world champion Deepak will face Iranian Hassan Yazdani in the gold-medal match.

Deepak's road to the final

The 20-year-old beat Switzerland's Stefan Reichmuth 8-2 in the semifinal to put himself in the fray for the gold medal.

Aware's progress

Competing in the 61kg, non-Olympic category, Aware lost to Beka Lomtadze of Gerogia in the semifinals. He beat Kerim Hojakov of Turkmenistan in the pre-quarterfinals to assure India of a medal.

When are the matches?

Deepak's Championship match and Aware's bronze-medal match will take place between 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Sunday.

How to watch the final and the bronze-medal match?

Wrestlingtv.in provides live streaming of all the matches from the World Wrestling Championships.