Alka Tomar is an Indian

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. Coached by Jabbar Singh, she became the National Women Wrestling champion of India, and received the bronze medal in Wrestling (59 kg Freestyle) at the

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in 2006. Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in

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2006. She also won a

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at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in

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where she competed against

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Early life

Alka was born to Nain Singh Tomar and Munni Devi .

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