Indian wrestlers to have a shot at history at the Tokyo Olympics

Deepak Punia, the surprise package

Deepak Punia - The Surprise Package

Another guy whom one would love to look out for at the Tokyo Olympics is Deepak Punia. The junior world champion has surprised everybody with his swift skills on the mat.

Deepak had almost scripted history and would have been only the second Indian after Sushil Kumar to become the world wrestling champion in the 86 kg. category. It was an unfortunate injury that forced him to settle for silver at the World Wrestling Championships in 2019.

Despite the unfortunate miss, Deepak Punia's name was enough to send even the best of the wrestlers into jitters. This also includes reigning Olympic champion Hassan Yazdani, who was merely lucky enough to survive a thrashing at his hands at the World Championships, thanks to Deepak's unfortunate injury.

As such, Deepak will be more than eager to pummel the Olympic champion on his road to a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. If he does that, Deepak Punia will not only create history, but also become the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal on debut.