Anshu Malik Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anshu Malik

• Anshu Malik is a freestyle wrestler hailing from Haryana. She competes at worldwide competitions and is understood for profitable medals in nearly each recreation she participates in. Out of 17 matches, she gained medals in 14 of them (as of 2021). She gained the limelight after profitable the silver medal within the finals of the World Championships 2021 held in Oslo (Norway), thus changing into the primary feminine Indian wrestler to take action. Before that solely Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018), and Vinesh Phogat (2019) have clinched bronze on the World Championships. She misplaced to Olympic medallist Helen Maroulis 4-1 in that match.
  

  ANSHU creates historical past by changing into 1st 🇮🇳 lady wrestler to win a SILVER 🥈 at prestigious World C’ships @OLyAnshu goes down towards Tokyo 2020 Bronze medalist Helen Marlouis of USA 🇺🇸 at #WrestleOslo in 57 kg occasion

  Anshu displayed a commendable spirit, many congratulations! pic.twitter.com/VA2AsVLoii

  — SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 7, 2021

• Haryana state is understood for producing among the nice boxers and wrestlers. Sakshi Malik, Sushil Kumar, Vinesh Phogat, Yogeshwar Dutt, and Kavita Devi (WWE) are among the massive names in wrestling that come from Haryana. She additionally grew to become the sixth Indian ever to make the Worlds gold medal match after Bishambar Singh (1967), Sushil Kumar (2010), Amit Dahiya (2013), Bajrang Punia (2018), and Deepak Punia (2019). The Haryana Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Sharma congratulated her for her historic efficiency within the finals. Interestingly, she appeared for her remaining yr examination earlier than the competitors.

• During that recreation, neither Anshu nor her opponent was aggressive to start with. But step by step, Maroulis spun again shortly and pinned her for securing 4 factors quickly. Anshu was crying in ache as she couldn’t stand up for 2 minutes. She was unable to carry her proper hand correctly. Due to her damage in the correct hand, she was unable to withstand when Maroulis held her proper shoulder. In the top, Anshu was supplied with medical help. Previously she had defeated world champion Linda Morais, European and U23 world champion Grace Bullen, Veronika Chumikova, and Evelina Nikolova. But it was her opponent’s expertise that did the trick. Soon after the loss, her father reacted with pleasure

“Despite being in pain my daughter did great and won a silver medal. We all were expecting her to win gold as it’s a long-standing dream of mine, but no worries. It’s just a beginning for her and I am proud of her effort. I couldn’t sleep last night and woke up early today as the excitement didn’t allow me to sleep properly. I wasn’t alone facing this problem in the family, but everyone at home was anxious before the bout.”

Anshu Malik after bagging the place within the finals of the World Championships

• Her World Championship marketing campaign began with the win over Nilufar Raimova (Kazakhstan) by technical superiority in a spherical of 16. Her subsequent match was towards Davaachimeg Erkhembayar from Mongolia which she gained convincingly by 5-1 to succeed in the semis. She later defeated junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk by 11-1. After that achievement, she mentioned
  

  “I am so happy. What I could not do at the Tokyo Games I did here. I fought each and every bout as my last bout. I suffered an injury (elbow) and can’t explain how much pain I endured one month before the World Championship. I will fight the final like it’s my last bout.”

  

  Anshu Malik competing within the 2021 World Championships

• The important motive behind taking this sport was monetary stability. Her aim is to bag a authorities job. But after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, She was provided a railway job by the state authorities, which she denied by saying that she’s going to solely do the job after the completion of her commencement.

• In 2016, she was educated on the Sports Authority of India (SAI) nationwide heart of excellence Lucknow. As time glided by, Anshu went from defeating ladies in her faculty occasions to the nationwide after which the worldwide degree. She at all times use to be a woman with a robust mindset. She informed that her undefeated spirit retains her out of the damaging feedback from society concerning the participation of ladies in wrestling.
  

  Anshu Malik after profitable the Bronze medal in 59kgs at Junior World Wrestling Championships People wrestling held at Trnava (Slovakia)

• She belongs to a family of wrestlers. Her father is a former worldwide wrestler who represented India on the junior wrestling workforce through the Nineteen Nineties. He additionally represented India within the World Cadet Championships in 1995 within the 76kg class.  Her mom can be a freestyle wrestler whereas her brother competes on the nationwide occasions on this sport.

• She gained her first gold medal on the nationwide faculty video games in 2016. From 2017 to 2018, she may in a position to defend her medal twice on the Cadet World Championships. In 2018, she grew to become the champion within the Junior Wrestling National Championships. She began competing on the senior degree one yr later the place her first match was towards the World Champion Linda Morais of Canada. She defeated her convincingly adopted by her win over the two-time European Champion Grace Bullen of Norway within the Mattio Pellicone Ranking collection.
  

  Anshu Malik after profitable the silver in Rome

• Her schedule begins at 4:30 within the morning. Then after practising the game, within the night she prepares for her examination. She does work out three hours within the morning and three hours within the night. Her subsequent goal is to compete within the 2024 Paris Olympics. She considers Sonam Malik (additionally a freestyle wrestler) as her greatest good friend.
  

  Anshu Malik with Sonam Malik