Pooja Gehlot is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 50 kg and 53 kg women’s wrestling events. In 2018, she got the title of Bharat Kesari in the freestyle wrestling competition.
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Wiki/Biography
Pooja Gehlot aka Pooja Gehlawat was born on Saturday, 15 March 1997 (age 25 years; as in 2022) in Narela, New Delhi. She is a resident of Farmana, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Pooja Gehlot’s childhood picture
He studied Bachelor of Physical Education from Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father, Vijender Singh, works as a laboratory assistant at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Delhi. His mother’s name is Jagwanti Devi. He has two brothers named Ankit Gehlawat and Pushpendra Gehlawat and one sister named Priyanka Gehlawat.
Pooja Gehlot with her father
Pooja Gehlot with her mother
Pooja Gehlot with her brother Pushpendra Gehlawat
Pooja Gehlot with her brother Ankit Gehlawat
Pooja Gehlot with her sister
livelihood
In 2016, Pooja made her wrestling debut at the National Junior Wrestling Championship in Ranchi in the under 48 kg category. He won the gold medal in the championship. He suffered a major injury during a practice session and the doctor advised him to take rest for a year. In 2017, he resumed his practice sessions and in 2018, he participated in a freestyle wrestling competition. The competition was organized by the Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department to commemorate the martyrdom days of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. In the competition, she received the title of Bharat Kesari along with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
Pooja Gehlot honored for winning Bharat Kesari Dangal
Pooja participated in various wrestling competitions like Junior Asian Championships and World Wrestling Championships. His coach is his uncle Dharamveer Singh.
medal
- 2016: Gold Medal at Junior National Championship, Ranchi
- 2017: Gold medal at Junior Asian Championships, Taiwan
Pooja Gehlot with her gold medal at the Asian Championships (2017)
- 2019: Silver medal at the World U23 Wrestling Championships, Budapest, Hungary
Facts/General Knowledge
- At the age of 6, Pooja started learning wrestling tricks. Her uncle Dharamveer Singh was a wrestler and she used to go with him to watch wrestling in her childhood. There she used to watch the moves of wrestlers and practice her moves at home.
- His father did not want him to pursue a career as a wrestler. After this he started playing games like volleyball in his school. She has played volleyball at the national level.
Pooja Gehlot with her volleyball team
- Her interest in wrestling developed again after watching the match of Indian wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- She considers Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt as her inspiration.
- Pooja follows a vegetarian diet.
- During an interview, Pooja talked about her qualities in wrestling. He said,
Initially, when I knew that I had to train with boys I was reluctant. But I wanted to become a wrestler and my father always inspired me not to think about such things. Training with Greco-Roman wrestlers helped strengthen the defense.
- Pooja has endorsed health supplement brand Guardian GNC on her Instagram account.
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