Antim Panghal is an Indian wrestler. She is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the U-20 Wrestling World Championship. In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and a bronze medal at the 19th Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Wiki/Biography
Antim Panghal was born on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 in Bhagana, Hisar, Haryana (age 19; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Virgo.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′2″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 34-30-35
family
Parents and siblings
Antim’s father’s name is Ramniwas Panghal and his mother’s name is Krishna Kumari.
Antim and her parents
She has three sisters, Sarita, Meenu and Nisha, and a brother, Arpit. Her sister Sarita Panghal is a national level kabaddi player.
Antim’s brother Arpit, mother Krishna Kumari, sisters Nisha and Meenu and father Ram Niwas (left to right) at home
husband
Antim Panghal is unmarried.
Profession
In 2018, Antim Panghal won the 49kg U-15 National Wrestling Championship in Patna. That same year, she won a bronze medal in the U-15 category at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Japan. In 2020, Antim defeated competitors much older than him and won the 2020 Asian Youth Championship gold medal and the U-23 Asian Championship silver medal. In 2021, she won a bronze medal in the 53kg category at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In July 2022, she defeated American Dominic Parrish in the women’s 53kg competition at the Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series in Tunis, Tunisia, and won her first gold medal. In August 2022, she won the gold medal at the U-20 World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, becoming the first Indian to win the championship in the history of the event.
Antim Panghal poses with gold medal at U-20 World Wrestling Championship
In the same year, she won the 53kg gold medal at the Asian U20 Championships in Manama, Bahrain. She later won a gold medal at the 45th World Junior Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan. She then finished second in the 53kg category at the Asian U23 Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In April 2023, she won a silver medal at the 19th Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. In September 2023, she made her debut at the Asian Games and won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Antim Phangal made history! 🥉
in her debut #Asian Gamesshe defeated Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Bat-Ochir Bolortuya and won the bronze medal.
Freshly crowned Wrestling World Champion, Antim shines in her adult debut! 🌟@OlyAntim #wrestling #AntimPanghal… pic.twitter.com/SNAadhBaxe
— nnis (@nnis_sports) October 5, 2023
In September 2023, she made her debut at the World Wrestling Championships organized by the World Wrestling Federation (UWW) in Belgrade, Serbia, defeating two-time European champion Sweden’s Jona Malmgren and winning the bronze medal. The victory at the World Wrestling Championship earned her a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Antim ANTIM (UWW) wins 🌎🥉 and heads to the Paris Olympics!
Everything you need to know: 📍Belgrade, Serbia🇷🇸🗓️: September 16-24 Qualifying: 10:30🥇🥈🥉=18:00 #️⃣: #belgradewrestling🖥️：https://t.co/DyIQNCWZcu/UWW+📱：UWW+ pic.twitter.com/Ce6HspZlYP
— World Wrestling Federation (@wrestling) September 21, 2023
dispute
Challenge the decision of the ad hoc panel
In July 2023, Antim challenged the ad hoc panel’s decision to allow Vinesh Phogat to directly participate in the 53kg category at the 2022 Asian Games and challenged the selection process in a petition filed in the Delhi High Court. Fairness and transparency are questioned. In an interview, she raised questions about the selection criteria, saying:
I won the trial fair and square. Why should I be a substitute in the 53kg category? My petition was dismissed but I will not stop, I will continue to fight and we will take the case to the Supreme Court. How do people know how good we are if she keeps getting direct entries like this? We will continue to work hard. My coach will decide what we do next, but the fight will continue. What’s the point of me winning three games? I know she’s good and has won a lot of medals, but she has to go against us in the trials. ”
Exclusive 🎥
“I will appeal to the Supreme Court.” Antim Pangal said
Following Vinesh Phogat, Delhi High Court granted Bajrang Punia exemption from Asian Games trial. #AntimPanghal #wrestling #Asian Games2023 #Asian Games pic.twitter.com/v2XuiyVCAZ
— nnis (@nnis_sports) July 22, 2023
car collection
Antim Panghal owns a Mahindra Scorpio car.
Facts/Trivia
- Antim’s English name translates to “last” or “final” because she was the last girl born in the Panghal family.
- Antim became interested in wrestling at the age of 10, when her sister Sarita Panghal took her to watch a wrestling match held at the Mahavir Stadium in Hisar, Haryana. Her father, Ram Niwas, was initially unsure whether Antim would pursue a career in wrestling, but eventually became supportive after Antim’s coach Roshni Devi continued to insist. she.
- In the initial stages of training, Antim traveled 20 kilometers to the Mahavir Stadium in Hisar every day along with his sister Sarita and father Ram Niwas. Her father later arranged for her to be shifted to Hisar to avoid commuting. Later, her family moved to Hisar. Her father mentioned in an interview that he built a house with a cowshed specifically for Antim’s dietary needs. He said,
Buffalo is non-negotiable. If my daughter has to fall, she has to get the best diet, and I don’t trust the milk available in the city. “
- In September 2023, Antim participated as a neutral athlete in the World Wrestling Championship hosted by the World Wrestling Federation (UWW) in Belgrade, Serbia, but due to the suspension of the World Wrestling Federation’s competition, Antim did not Competing under the Indian flag. Later, in an interview, Antim expressed her disappointment at not being able to compete under the Indian flag, saying:
I won a bronze medal at the World Championships but I was sad because I couldn’t even wear the Indian jersey. I must wear the clothing provided by UWW. It breaks my heart not to be able to represent India. ”
- In 2023, she won the 2022 Asian Games selection trials, but despite this, she was not selected to represent India as Vinesh Phogat had received direct qualification from the Indian Football Association to participate in the women’s 53kg category at the continental meet Contest. Despite this, Vinesh’s replacement Antim Panjal got a chance to represent India at the Hangzhou Asian Games due to Vinesh’s last-minute injury, and eventually won the bronze medal.
- In December 2023, Antim Panghal was named the 2023 Women’s Rising Star of the Year by United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body of amateur wrestling.
- In December 2023, she was recognized as one of the recipients of the Arjuna Award for her excellence in wrestling.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education