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Geetika Jakhar
Wrestling
Geetika Jakhar (born 18 August 1985) is an Indian wrestler. Geetika comes from a family of sportspersons. She got Arjuna Award - 2006. She is the only women wrestler in the history of Indian sports to be judged the Best Wrestler of the 2005 Commonwealth Games and also who won medals at Asian Games 2006 and 2014 respectively.
About: Geetika's father Satyavir Singh Jakhar was the sports officer in Hisar, Haryana. She was inspired to take up wrestling by her grand father, Ch. Amar Chand Jakhar, an accomplished wrestler himself. She started wrestling at the tender age of 13, and was awarded the Bharat Kesari at the age of 15 by beating Sonika Kaliraman (daughter of renowned wrestler Chandgi Ram) the then bharat kesari in a Dangal held at New Delhi in 2000. She won the Bharat Kesari title for a consecutive 9 years from then on. She is married to Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Rana, who is working in Haryana public work department as an Executive Engineer.
Achievements:
Event Medal Year Weight Category Commonwealth Games Silver 2014 63 kg Asian Games Silver 2006 63 kg Asian Games Bronze 2014 63 kg Asian Wrestling Championships Silver 2003 63 kg Asian Wrestling Championships Silver 2005 63 kg Asian Wrestling Championships Bronze 2013 63 kg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship Gold 2003 63 kg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship Gold 2005 63 kg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship Silver 2007 63 kg World Police and Fire Games Silver 2019 69 kg World Junior Wrestling Championships Silver 2005 63 kg Asian Junior Wrestling Championships Gold 2004 67 kg Asian Junior Wrestling Championships Silver 2005 63 kg
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeetikaJakharWrestler/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geetikajakhar/
Country: India
Ratings: 2.0
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