Anshu Malik (born 5 August 2001) is an Indian

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, supported by OGQ. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the World Championships in the women's division.

Career

Anshu won gold in the 60 kg category of the Cadet Wrestling Championships. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the

2020 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi in India. The event took place from 18 to 23 February. China was barred from entering into the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemi ...

held in New Delhi, India. In the same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. In Asian Wrestling Championships 2021, Malik bagged Gold along with her Indian teammates

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and

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. In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the

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held in

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. In the

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, she had to settle for the Silver Medal after reaching the women's 57 kg freestyle final. After overcoming an injury with a long recovery period, she went on to win the National Wrestling Championships against Sarita Mor. She trained with the undefeated Japanese wrestler

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in 2024 in order to prepare for the

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in Paris, France. She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for India for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

She born in Jat Malik family. She comes from a family of wrestlers. She trains under coach Jagdeesh at the Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School in Nidani. Anshu's father Dharamvir Malik, was an international wrestler himself and worked with the

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Senior career results

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