Babita Kumari
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||
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20 November 1989 Bhiwani, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Babita Kumari (born November 20, 1989) is an Indian female wrestler, who won a silver medal in wrestling in the 51 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games after defeating Ifeoma Christi Nwoye of Nigeria.[1] She also won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships,[2] and won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow. She is also the sister of India's first gold medalist in wrestling in Commonwealth Games, Geeta.
Babita is sponsored by the JSW Sports Excellence Program.
References
- ↑ Chetan Sharma (October 8, 2010). "CWG wrestling: Anita, Alka win gold, Babita bags silver". New Delhi: Web India. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Babita clinches bronze in World Championships". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.