Naveen Malik

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Naveen Malik
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Malik in August 2022
Personal information
Born (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21) [1]
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Amateur wrestling
Event Freestyle
Coached byKuldeep Singh
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 74 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 70 kg

Naveen Malik (born 21 November 2002) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, [2] winning the gold medal [3] [4] in the men's freestyle 74 kg. He defeated Muhammad Sharif Tahir of Pakistan in the finals with score 9-0. [5]

He competed in the 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [6]

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References

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