Tulika Maan is an Indian judoka who competes in the 78 kg category. She came into the limelight after winning a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Wiki/Biography
Tulika Maan was born in New Delhi on Wednesday, September 9, 1998 (age 25; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Tagore Gardens. She studied at Deen Dayal Upadya Gorakhpur University in Uttar Pradesh.
Tulika Maan as a child
appearance
Height: 6′0″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Tulika comes from Jat family.
Parents and siblings
Tulika’s father, Satbir Maan (late), was a bus driver. When Tulika was two years old, he was murdered. Her mother’s name is Amrita Maan, a sub-inspector at Rajouri Garden police station.
Tulika Maan’s mother
She has a younger sister, Vanshika Maan.
Tulika Maan’s sister
wife and children
Tulika is unmarried.
Profession
In 2016, she participated in the Indian U21 Championship Saifai and won a silver medal. In 2017, she won a bronze medal at the Asian U21 Championships in Bishkek. In 2018, she won a bronze medal at the U21 Asian Championships in Beirut. In 2018, she won the gold medal at the U21 Asian Cup in Macau. In 2018, she won a gold medal at the India U21 Championships in Jalandhar. In 2019, she won a bronze medal at the Taipei Asian Open. In 2022, she won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Facts/Trivia
- Tulika is fondly called Ganga by her friends and family.
- Her coach is Yashpal Solanki.
- As a child, Tulika had no interest in learning. In an interview, she said that she told her mother when she was in Class 10 that she wanted to stop studying and specialize in judo. In an interview, she spoke about this and said:
In fact, my academic performance is not good. After completing my 10th standard, I told my mother that I did not want to pursue further studies as I had bigger plans to achieve in this sport. A few years passed and my college (DDU Gorakhpur University) gave me a lot of support. “
- Tulika’s mother was a single mother and experienced many difficulties in raising her. She once drove 20 kilometers on a motorcycle to take Tulika to school, and then reported to the police station. After school, Tulika often stayed with her mother at the police station because there was no one at home to take care of her. Her mother was worried about her living in an environment with criminals and police, so she enrolled her in a judo club to pass the time. Her mother said in an interview that she wasn’t that serious about the game at first, but later became passionate about it. When her mother realized Tulika wanted to pursue a career in judo, she took out some loans and put her pension fund toward her training. In an interview, she discussed her efforts and said:
If I earn 10 rupees, I spend 40 rupees on her training and other requirements. I have taken out 3-4 personal loans and withdrawn money from my pension fund…I did whatever she wanted. Zindagi ki kamai laga di (Put in my lifetime earnings). “
- In an interview, her mother said Tulika was a tomboy as a child. Her mother said Tulika looked different when she had to wear a skirt to school. In an interview, she talked about Tulika and said,
From the beginning, Tulika was a tomboy. She always played soccer with the boys. When she would wear a skirt to school, neighbors would comment: “Look at Ganga (Tulika’s nickname) in a skirt.” It was funny to them. This is weird to me too. I would tell her: ‘Seeing you in a dress is like seeing a bagpipe (whiskey bottle) in the car. Something doesn’t look right. But judo is where she feels she belongs. Every night when I picked her up from get off work, they would comment on what a great judoka she was. “
- She started training in 2016 at the Sports Authority of India center in Bhopal.
- In 2022, before the Commonwealth Games, the 78kg category was not mentioned in the competition, which is why Tulika’s name did not appear in the Commonwealth Games lineup. Subsequently, she made a request to the Indian Judo Federation to include the 78kg category in the competition and wrote an email to the Indian Judo Federation. She wrote in an email,
Please add my weight category +78kg to the above selection, otherwise I will have no choice and leave Judo forever due to JFI’s wrong management and selection criteria. “
- Tulika won the silver medal at CWG 2022 and received the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Later, she responded to Modi on social media and wrote:
I’m not happy with my performance but there’s nothing I can do about it now. I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his help in launching the Khelo India programme. I dedicate this medal to my mother and coach. “
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