Sonam Malik (born 15 April 2002) is an Indian woman wrestler from Sonipat, Haryana. She won a gold medal at the National Games, and two gold medals at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship. She won a bronze in 62 kg in the 2022 Asian Games.[1][2]
Sonam Malik
Personal information
Nationality
Indian
Born
(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) Sonipat, Haryana, India
Malik was born on 15 April 2002 in Madina village of Sonipat, Haryana. Her father and a cousin are wrestlers, who had influence in Malik's decision to pursue the sport. She joined for coaching under coach Ajmer Malik at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Sports Complex in her village. Facilities were inadequate to start with and the coaching academy did not have mats to practice on. The players had to train on the ground, but the ground would turn muddy in rainy days, forcing the players to practice on roads.[3]
In 2017, the wrestler's shoulder was injured in a tournament. The treatment continued for about one-and-half years. In addition to her sports career, Malik is currently pursuing her bachelor of arts degree.[4]
Professional careeredit
Malik won a gold medal at the National School Games in 2016. In 2017, she won a silver in the Cadet National Championship, a gold in the World School Games, a bronze medal in the Cadet Asian Wrestling Championship and finished with a gold in the Cadet World Wrestling Championship. In 2018, she won bronze medals at the Cadet Asian Wrestling Championship and the Cadet World Wrestling Championship. In 2019, Malik again won the gold medal at the Cadet World Wrestling Championship.[4]
In 2020, she defeated 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik twice. The first of these came in January in trials for the Asian Championship and later for selection to the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in February.[5][6]
Malik won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[2] She defeated Long Jia of China in her bronze medal match.[2]
Referencesedit
^Desk, TOI Sports (6 October 2023). "Asian Games: Sonam Malik wins bronze in women's 62kg wrestling". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ abc(PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^"सोनम मलिक: ओलंपिक मेडल जीतने का सपना देखने वाली पहलवान". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ ab"Sonam Malik". WrestlingTV. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^"Sonam Malik stuns Sakshi Maliik in trials". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^"Wrestlers Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; door shut on Sakshi Malik". The Times of India. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^"2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^"Sonam Malik profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
sonam, malik, born, april, 2002, indian, woman, wrestler, from, sonipat, haryana, gold, medal, national, games, gold, medals, world, cadet, wrestling, championship, bronze, 2022, asian, games, personal, informationnationalityindianborn, 2002, april, 2002, soni. Sonam Malik born 15 April 2002 is an Indian woman wrestler from Sonipat Haryana She won a gold medal at the National Games and two gold medals at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship She won a bronze in 62 kg in the 2022 Asian Games 1 2 Sonam MalikPersonal informationNationalityIndianBorn 2002 04 15 15 April 2002 age 22 Sonipat Haryana IndiaSportSportFreestyle WrestlingEvent62 kgMedal record Women s freestyle wrestling Representing India Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 62 kg Asian Championships 2023 Astana 62 kg World Junior Championships 2022 Sofia 62 kg World Cadet Championships 2017 Athens 62 kg 2018 Zagreb 62 kg 2019 Sofia 62 kg Contents 1 Personal life and background 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life and background editMalik was born on 15 April 2002 in Madina village of Sonipat Haryana Her father and a cousin are wrestlers who had influence in Malik s decision to pursue the sport She joined for coaching under coach Ajmer Malik at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Sports Complex in her village Facilities were inadequate to start with and the coaching academy did not have mats to practice on The players had to train on the ground but the ground would turn muddy in rainy days forcing the players to practice on roads 3 In 2017 the wrestler s shoulder was injured in a tournament The treatment continued for about one and half years In addition to her sports career Malik is currently pursuing her bachelor of arts degree 4 Professional career editMalik won a gold medal at the National School Games in 2016 In 2017 she won a silver in the Cadet National Championship a gold in the World School Games a bronze medal in the Cadet Asian Wrestling Championship and finished with a gold in the Cadet World Wrestling Championship In 2018 she won bronze medals at the Cadet Asian Wrestling Championship and the Cadet World Wrestling Championship In 2019 Malik again won the gold medal at the Cadet World Wrestling Championship 4 In 2020 she defeated 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik twice The first of these came in January in trials for the Asian Championship and later for selection to the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in February 5 6 Malik won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia Bulgaria 7 She competed in the 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade Serbia 8 Malik won one of the bronze medals in the women s 62 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou China 2 She defeated Long Jia of China in her bronze medal match 2 References edit Desk TOI Sports 6 October 2023 Asian Games Sonam Malik wins bronze in women s 62kg wrestling The Times of India Retrieved 6 October 2023 a b c 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book PDF United World Wrestling Archived from the original PDF on 26 November 2023 Retrieved 10 March 2024 स नम मल क ओल प क म डल ज तन क सपन द खन व ल पहलव न BBC News ह द in Hindi Retrieved 17 February 2021 a b Sonam Malik WrestlingTV Retrieved 17 February 2021 Sonam Malik stuns Sakshi Maliik in trials The Times of India Retrieved 17 February 2021 Wrestlers Anshu Malik Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics door shut on Sakshi Malik The Times of India 10 April 2021 Retrieved 8 May 2021 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book PDF United World Wrestling Retrieved 25 August 2022 Sonam Malik profile page uww org Retrieved 22 October 2023 External links editSonam Malik at United World Wrestling Sonam Malik at the International Wrestling Database nbsp Sonam Malik at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonam Malik amp oldid 1213208571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
