Nirmala Devi (wrestler)
Nirmla Devi is a woman wrestler from India who won silver medal in women's wrestling in the 48 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1] She was born to Ishwar singh and Kitabo Devi.[2] Nirmala is the eldest of Ishwar Singh's five children. Poonam, the youngest, is also a wrestler. Nirmala took up wrestling seriously in 2001 and then went on to win the national championship in the same year.[3]
She hails from Hisar district in Haryana and works for Haryana Police. She became a Sub -inspector in 2007 after receiving a gold medal at the Commonwealth Championships in Canada. She also won a gold medal in international wrestling in Spain in 2010.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/article/commonwealth%20games/nirmala-devi-wins-silver-in-48-kg-freestyle-wrestling-57856
- ^ "पहलवान फौजी दादा की पहलवान बेटी से मिलिए, ओलंपियन को चटाई धूल". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "पहलवान फौजी दादा की पहलवान बेटी से मिलिए, ओलंपियन को चटाई धूल". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "पहलवान फौजी दादा की पहलवान बेटी से मिलिए, ओलंपियन को चटाई धूल". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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