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Hometown: New Delhi
Marital Status: Unmarried
Age: 23 Years
Some Lesser Known Facts About Tulika Maan
- Tulika Maan is an Indian judoka who is thought for profitable a silver medal on the 2022 Commonwealth Games within the +78 kg class.
- Tulika was not all for research, and when she was at school ten she advised her mom that she needed to pursue a profession in judo. In an interview, she talked about this and stated,
Actually, I’m not actually good in my research. After ending, my tenth customary, I advised my mother that I don’t need to proceed finding out additional as I’ve greater plans to realize within the sport. And years have handed and my college (DDU Gorakhpur University) helps me quite a bit.”
- Tulika was raised by her mom, a single guardian, who labored as a constable in a police station in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, after Tulika’s father was murdered. Her mom would journey twenty kilometres to drop Tulika to highschool on her scooter and later go to her police station.
- In an interview, her mom stated that Tulika used to spend most of her time within the police station together with her as a result of there was nobody to take care of her at house. Later, her mom enrolled her in a judo membership in order that she may spend a few of her time there. In an interview, her mom stated that when she joined the membership, it was a go time exercise, however later, Tulika began taking it severely.
- Her mom spent all her pension funds and likewise took some loans to finance her daughter’s coaching. In an interview, she talked about her efforts and stated,
If I earned Rs 10, I spent Rs 40 on her coaching and different necessities. I’ve taken 3-4 private loans, and withdrawn cash from my pension funds… I did no matter she needed. Zindagi ki kamai laga di (put in my life’s earnings).”
- According to Tulika’s mom, she was a tomboy since childhood. Her mom stated that when she used to put on a skirt to her college, she would look very completely different. In an interview, she talked about Tulika and stated,
From the start, Tulika was a tomboy. She all the time performed soccer with the boys. When she would put on a skirt to highschool, the neighbours would remark: ‘Look how Ganga (Tulika’s nickname) is sporting a skirt.’ It was humorous to them. It was unusual for me as properly. I’d inform her: ‘Seeing you in a skirt is like seeing a Bagpiper (a whiskey bottle) in a car. It just doesn’t look proper.’ But judo, that’s the place she felt she belonged. Every night after I’d come house from work to select her up, they’d say what a superb judo participant she was.”
- After taking coaching for a while in Delhi, she was admitted to the Sports Authority of India Centre in Bhopal in 2016.
- Tulika was not named within the preliminary squad for Commonwealth video games 2022 and no rationalization was given to her by the Judo Federation of India. She wrote an e-mail to the federation and stated that if the 78 kg class was not added to the video games, she would go away judo ceaselessly. Later, the class was added to the occasion. In the e-mail, she wrote,
Kindly add my weight class +78 kg within the above choice, in any other case I’ve no different possibility to go away judo ceaselessly resulting from mistaken administration and choice standards of JFI.”
- After profitable the silver medal, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated her, she took to social media and stated,
I’m not pleased with my efficiency however nothing could be executed now. I need to thank PM Narendra Modi for his assist as he began the Khelo India scheme. I dedicate this medal to my mom and coach.”