Shushila Likmabam Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Shushila Devi Likmabam
Profession	Judoka
Famous for	Winning the silver medal on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 158 cm in meters– 1.58 m in feet & inches– 5’ 2”
Weight (IJF)	in kilograms– 48 kg in kilos– 106 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Judo
Coach/Mentor	Jiwan Sharma (Judo coach)
Medals	• Silver medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow • Silver medal in 2018 Asian Open in Hong Kong • Gold medal in 2019 Asian Open in Hong Kong
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 February 1995 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2021)	26 Years
Birthplace	Imphal, Manipur
Zodiac signal	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Imphal, Manipur
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father– Likmabam Manihar Singh Mother– Likmabam Chaobi Devi
Siblings	She has an elder brother, Shilakshi Singh, and two extra youthful siblings.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shushila Likmabam

• Shushila Likmabam is knowledgeable Indian judoka who is thought for successful the silver medal on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She certified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and she or he is the one athlete representing judo from India.

• Shushila began her coaching at a judo academy by the age of seven. She used to coach along with her elder brother, Shilakshi Singh, and the brother-sister duo would get up early within the morning for his or her judo observe. They each used to cowl a 25-30 minute journey to succeed in the judo academy with Shushila sitting on the bicycle service.

• Shushila began her judo observe beneath the steering of her uncle, Likmabam Dinit, a global judo participant, and started collaborating in state and nationwide degree championships. She made her worldwide debut with the Commonwealth Judo Championship in 2010 in Singapore. She participated beneath the 44 kg class and gained a gold medal.
  

  Shushila Likmabam with different contributors on the 2010 Commonwealth Judo Championship

• In 2010, Shushila moved to Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala, to enhance her coaching and be taught higher about sports activities. She educated beneath the steering of Jiwan Sharma from 2010 to 2017.

• The breakthrough in her profession got here when she participated within the 2014 Commonwealth Games and bagged a silver medal for the nation.
  

  Shushila Likmabam with the silver medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games

• In 2017, Shushila joined the Manipur Police. She took permission from the Manipur Police authorities when she began coaching for her upcoming judo championships and tournaments. In 2019, Shushila gained a silver medal on the Asian Open in Hong Kong.

• In 2019, when Shushila was competing in Grand Slam in Osaka, Japan, she didn’t hear the announcement of her identify. In an interview with The Indian Express, her brother said-
  

  The rule is that they’ll announce your identify as soon as and look ahead to 10 seconds. If you don’t present up then it’s over and the opponent will get a walkover. But Shushila was alone and the bulletins had been in Japanese. She didn’t realise they known as her identify. Woh bahar hello nahi nikle. Toh hum soche kya hua?”

• Shushila needed to withdraw from the qualifying rounds for the 2018 Asian Games as she pulled a hamstring earlier than the trials had begun. Due to this, considered one of her sponsors ended ties along with her, which affected her monetary scenario. She confronted her coach, Jiwan Sharma, with the truth that she was financially exhausted. Shushila needed to take loans and promote her automotive to ease up the monetary burden. During an interview, she said-
  

  People from the village are very supportive. They find it irresistible when anyone does nicely in sports activities. It’s simply that financially, no person is very well to do there, to allow them to’t assist.”

• Even although Shushila missed a number of qualifying tournaments, she was certified on the idea of the continental quota, making her the only real consultant from India for judo within the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  

  Shushila Likmabam posing in entrance of the Olympic rings in Tokyo