Priya Malik, a proud Indian athlete who brought grace to India has created history by winning the gold in the World Wrestling Competition. she is the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the Cadet World Championship. The competition was held on July 24, 2021, in Hungary. She took part in the 73 kgs category.
So let’s know more about this record-breaker.
Family background:
Priya Malik belongs to a Hindu family and is the resident of Jind district, Roorkee in Haryana. Her father’s name is Jaibhagwan Nidan retired from the Indian army. Her mother’s name is not known yet.
Education:
Priya has completed her primary and secondary studies from Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School Nidan. She is a graduate.
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Her career and awards:
This superstar is trained by Anshu Malik, who herself is a freestyle wrestler and belongs to a family of wrestlers. Anshu Malik had backed gold for herself in World Cadet Wrestling Competition in 2017, under the category of 60 kgs. In 2019, Priya won a gold medal in Khelo India which was introduced to bring back the sports culture of India by building a strong framework of all the sports. Last year, she got a gold medal in the National School Games. In the same year in Patna, she won the National Cadet Wrestling Competition, again backing up a gold medal.
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This gold medalist has played and wined many competitions till now and showed her strength again this year by backing up the gold in the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary.
She is now aiming to represent India in the Olympics.