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Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle

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and

Junior Commissioned Officer Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) is a term used for a group of military ranks which is higher than havildar (non commissioned officer) and lower than lieutenant (commissioned officer). The term is only used by Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Sen ...

(JCO) in the

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who won a silver medal at the

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in the freestyle 86 kg category and secured a place in the

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. He was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. He is the reigning Commonwealth champion in his weight category. He bagged a gold medal at the

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after beating Pakistan's

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in the 86kg final bout.

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