Divya Tewar (born 1 August 1984 in Haryana)Indian Olympic Contingent List
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. She represented India at the

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in Beijing in the 78 kg category, but failed to qualify for the finals. She first lost to Cuba's

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in the preliminary round, and was then beaten by Kazakhstan's

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in the first repechage.

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Olympic judoka of India Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Indian female judoka 1984 births Living people Indian female martial artists Sportswomen from Haryana 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Martial artists from Haryana {{India-judo-bio-stub

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