India, Oct. 3 -- Asian Games 2026 Deepak Punia Wrestling Live Streaming: The Indian wrestler begins his men's freestyle 97kg campaign on Saturday, October 3, taking on China's Junpeng Zhou in the round of 16 at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center, ISC MAT C. The repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and medal bouts will follow if he progresses.

Deepak Punia returns to the Asian Games with a different challenge this time. The Tokyo Olympian has moved up to the 97kg category after previously competing at 86kg and 92kg. He secured his place in the Indian team after winning the 97kg trials in Lucknow earlier this year.

Punia already has an Asian Games medal to his name. At the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, he won silver in the men's 86kg categor...