Pooja Dhanda is an Indian freestyle wrestler who competes in the women’s 57kg category. In 2019, she received the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Wiki/Biography
Pooja Dhanda was born on Saturday, January 1, 1994 (age 28; as of 2022) in Budhana village, Narnad, Hisar district, Haryana state, India. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She furthered her studies in government. College, Hisar, Haryana.
Photos of Pooja Danda as a child
Wiki/Biography
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Weight (approximately): 57kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Pooja Dhanda belongs to a Hindu family from Haryana.
Parents and siblings
Her father Ajmer Dhanda is a truck driver at Hisar Haryana Animal Husbandry Centre.
Pooja Dhanda and her father
Her mother Kamlesh Dhanda is a housewife.
Pooja Dhanda and her mother
Pooja Dhanda’s elder brother Sumit Dhanda serves as deputy fire officer in Hisar Fire Station, Haryana.
Pooja Dhanda and her brother
Profession
judo wrestler
Pooja Dhanda started her career as a judo wrestler and participated in the Asian Junior Judo Championships for the first time in 2007, where she won a bronze medal in the heavyweight category. She then won a gold medal at the 2008 Asian Junior Judo Championships. However, she met Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi at the national training camp in Aurangabad, who advised her to choose judo or wrestling instead of both Both were chosen because her physique is better suited to wrestling than judo. In an interview, she spoke about this and said:
I wanted to be a wrestler since I was a child, but due to age, I joined judo in 2007 and won medals for the country. But then when I was 16, someone suggested I choose a sport and I joined wrestling. ”
freestyle wrestler
In 2010, Pooja made her freestyle wrestling debut in the 57kg category at the Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, where she won a silver medal. In 2015, she suffered a serious injury during a practice at the Sports Authority of India Center in Lucknow and was unable to participate in any wrestling matches for two years. In 2016, after two surgeries, she finally recovered. In an interview, she spoke about this and said:
This is a phase I cannot easily forget. Sometimes I can still stand normally. Those two years derailed my wrestling career, but I was determined to get back in the ring and made a quick comeback in 2017 with Pro Wrestling. ”
In 2016, she resumed her practice, and in 2017, she competed in the 57-weight class of the Asian Indoor Martial Arts Championships.She won a bronze medal in the championship
Pooja continued to compete in various wrestling competitions such as the Commonwealth Games and the Professional Wrestling Federation.
Pooja Dhanda wins silver medal at Commonwealth Games 2018
In 2018, she competed in professional wrestling, defeating world and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis. Pooja recalled the match in an interview, saying:
After the final, Helen told me “I’m a fan of yours now”. I was ecstatic. I’ve always admired her wrestling, and beating her twice is a dream come true. “
Pooja Dhanda and Helen Maroulis
medal
- 2007: Bronze medal in Asian Youth Judo Championships
- 2008: Gold Medal at Asian Youth Judo Championships
- 2010: Silver medal at the Singapore Summer Youth Olympics
- 2013: National Senior Wrestling Gold Medal
- 2014: Asian Wrestling Championship Bronze Medal
- 2017: Bronze Medal at Asian Indoor Martial Arts Championships
- 2018: Commonwealth Games silver medal
Awards
car collection
She owns a Kia Seltos GTX Plus.
Pooja Dhanda and her car
Facts/Trivia
- Pooja Dhanda joined Hisar Mahavir Stadium at the age of 10 to train in judo and wrestling. She was trained by coach and wrestler Subash Chander Soni.
- Pooja Dhanda follows a vegetarian diet.
- In 2016, she was invited to play Babita Phogat in Aamir Khan’s film Dangal. However, she was unable to get the role due to a knee injury. In an interview, she spoke about this and said:
Being an actor (as an actor in “Dangal”) is great. But I prefer to write my own stories. “
- Pooja Dhanda is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog at home.
Pooja Dhanda and her pet dog
- Pooja’s achievements have been praised by several celebrities including Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath.
Pooja Dhanda and Narendra Modi
- Her favorite foods include Sarso Ka Saag, Matar Paneer and ice cream.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education