Pooja Dhanda Age, Weight, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Pooja Dhanda Age, Weight, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoā
Hometown: Hisar, Haryana
Age: 28 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Freestyle Wrestler |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 162 cm** in meters**- 1.62 m** in feet & inches**- 5ā 4ā** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 57kg** in pounds**- 125lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Freestyle Wrestling | |
| Coach/Mentor | Subhash Chander Soni |
| WC/Style | 57 Kg |
| Medals | ā¢ Won a Silver medal in Youth Olympic Games 2010 (Singapore) ā¢ Won a Bronze medal in Asian Wrestling Championships 2014 (Astana) ā¢ Won a Bronze medal in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Championships 2017 (Ashgabat) ā¢ Won a Silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 (Gold Coast) ā¢ Won a Bronze medal in World Championships 2018 (Budapest) |
| Award | Arjuna Award in 2019  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1 January 1994 (Saturday) |
| Age (as of 2022) | 28 Years |
| Birthplace | Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India |
| College/University | Govt. College, Hisar |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Father- Ajmer Dhanda (Truck driver for the Haryana Animal Husbandry centre in Hisar)  Mother- Kamlesh Dhanda (Homemaker)  |
| Siblings | Brother- Sumit Dhanda (Sub Fire Officer at Haryana Fire Service Hisar)  Sister- Not Known |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Sarso Ka Saag and Matar Paneer |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | Kia Seltos GTX Plus  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Pooja Dhanda
Pooja Dhanda is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2018, she won a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the World Championship. She has also been bestowed with āBharat Kesariā four times. check sources Amar Ujala
Pooja Dhanda with her Bharat Kesari award
She grew up in Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar, Haryana, India.
Pooja Dhandaās childhood photo
In 2004, she started training in judo and wrestling at Hisarās Mahavir Stadium from coach Subash Chander Soni. In Judo, she has won four gold medals in junior nationals. In 2007, she won a bronze medal at Asian Cadet Judo Championship.
In 2008, she participated in Asian Cadet Judo Championship and won a gold medal.
During a national camp in Aurangabad, she met Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi, who suggested that she focus either on judo or wrestling and not both and told her that her physique was more suitable for wrestling than wrestling judo. Pooja accepted his suggestion and decided to choose wrestling. In an interview, she talked about this and said,
Since childhood, I wanted to be a wrestler but because of my age, I joined judo in 2007 and won medals for the country. But later when I was 16-year-old, I was advised to opt one sport and I joined wrestling.ā check sources India Today
In 2010, she won a silver medal at Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.
In 2013, she won a gold medal at Senior Wrestling Nationals. In the same year, she participated in World Wrestling Championship; however, she was out after the first round.
In 2014, she won a bronze medal in Asian Wrestling Championships.
In 2015, she got injured while training at the Sports Authority of India Centre in Lucknow following which she could not compete in wrestling competitions for two years. In 2016, she recovered after two surgeries.
In 2016, she was offered to play the role of Babita Phogat in Aamir Khan ās film Dangal; however, she could not get the role owing to her knee injury. In an interview, she talked about this and said,
It was alright being an actor (in the Dangal casting trials). But I prefer writing my own story.ā
In 2017, she won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category at Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Championships.
In 2018, she won a silver medal at Commonwealth Games. Before Pooja, Alka Tomar (2006), Geeta (2012), and Babita Phogat (2012) won bronze for India at Commonwealth Games.
Pooja Dhanda (left) won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
In 2018, she participated in the Pro Wrestling League in which she defeated the world and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis. In an interview, Pooja recalled this match and said,
After the final match, Helen told me āI am your fan nowā. I was over the moon. I have always admired Helen for her wrestling and beating her twice was a dream come true,ā
Pooja Dhanda (left) with Helen Maroulis
Many prominent personalities including Prime MinisterĀ Narendra Modi often praise Divya for her accomplishments.
Narendra Modi congratulating Pooja Dhanda
She is an avid dog lover and often posts pictures of them on social media.
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