Girls from Haryana are showing their prowess in Paris Olympics. Anshu Malik, daughter of Jind district of Haryana, will participate in the women’s 57 kg wrestling pre-quarterfinal competition. On 8 August, wrestler Anshu Malik missed the medal while performing in her second Olympics. She would have entered the quarterfinal by winning this match, but she could not qualify. She lost badly to the USA player 7-2 in Paris Olympics.Â
Let us tell you that Anshu Malik was competing against Helen Maroulis of UK, Helen has been a three-time world champion. In today’s match, Helen defeated Anshu 7-2. However, despite Anshu Malik’s defeat, she has become the first Indian female wrestler to win a silver medal in the World Championship.
Anshu had won the silver medal
Let us tell you that till now India has not got even a single medal from wrestling. In her second Olympics, India had high hopes from her for a medal. Anshu Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg category at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal in the World Championships in the women’s category.
Made his debut at the age of 9
According to the information, Anshu Malik is from Jind district of Haryana. She was born in the Jat Malik family. She comes from a family of wrestlers. She trains under the supervision of coach Jagdish at Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School. At the age of 9, Anshu Malik made her Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, but she was eliminated in the repechage round while competing due to an elbow injury. However, after this, in 2021, she showed amazing game and won the silver medal.Â
