Pooja Sihag
Pooja Sihag (पूजा सिहाग) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] Pooja Sihag is in Rajasthan Police and originally belongs to Sisai Bola village in Hisar district of Haryana.[2]
Career
She won the Bronze Medal in Asian Wrestling Championships at Almaty in the 76 kg weight class.
Pooja started her day in a fine fashion, registering consecutive wins in her first two bouts. If she defeated South Korea's Seoyeon Jeong 2-0 in the first bout, the Indian crushed Ozoda Zaripboeva of Uzbekistan 10-0 on technical superiority in the her second bout.
Just when it looked like Pooja would end with a top two finish at the event, she flustered to hand a victory by fall to Elmira Sydzykova of Kazakhstan in the semifinal while trailing the bout 0-4.
The Indian then came back strong in the third place play-off to beat Jeong 5-2 second time in the day, and bring home a bronze medal from Almaty.
Her family back ground
Pooja Sihag hails from the city of Hansi in Haryana. Pooja Sihag's father is a farmer while her mother is a housewife. Pooja Sihag started wrestling as a 13 year old in the year 2011. Pooja Sihag started wrestling just to stay fit but it soon turned into a passion for her.[3]
Commonwealth Games 2022
Pooja Sihag won her 76kg bout against Australia's Naomi de Bruine.Hindustan Times, 8.8.2022
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 76 kg |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 3rd | Freestyle 76 kg |
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