Sushila Devi Likmabam is an Indian Olympian and Judo champion who gained popularity after winning the silver at the CWG Games 2022, know about the player and her state
Sushila won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games organised in Glasgow, Scotland.
Following this achievement, on July 05, she became the first Indian judoka to book a slot at the Tokyo Olympics. Besides winning an Olympic medal, she has also won a gold medal at the 2019 Commonwealth Judo Championship.
Know Who Is Judo Player Sushila Devi Likmabam, Biography, Age, Family, State, Career, Twitter, CWG 2022 Silver Medal
#TeamIndia judoka Sushila Devi Likmabam wins 🥈 in the women's 48kg event at @birminghamcg22 #B2022 | #EkIndiaTeamIndia | 📸 @ghosh_annesha pic.twitter.com/0jVMWoy1e3
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 1, 2022
Great way to start the day with good news from #CommonwealthGames2022 in Birmingham!
Sushila Devi🥈in Judo 🥋
Vijay Kumar🥉in Judo 🥋
Harjinder Kaur🥉in Weightlifting 🏋🏻♀️Heartiest congratulations to each one of you for your achievement.
Keep up the good work. pic.twitter.com/xKCmwbGH2i— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 2, 2022
Exceptional performance Sushila Devi Likmabam! Congratulations India on the silver medal! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/oVwhKLQ5eV
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 1, 2022
Besides being a Judoka, Sushila is also a member of the Manipur Police after joining in 2017.
Sushila Devi Brief Biography
Sushila Devi hails from Heingang Mayai Leikai, Imphal East district. Born in 1995, the 26-year-old Judoka is the second oldest of four children. From an early age, Sushila displayed signs of a champion as she excelled in different events ranging from local to the prestigious Commonwealth Games.
Her uncle, Likmabam Dinit, who was also an international Judo player, took Sushila to the Khuman Lampak in December 2002. There, she received proper training at a very young age. She also trained under Sabitri Chanu of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Special Area Games (SAG) Khuman Lampak.
Sushila Devi profile
Full name – Sushila Devi Likmabam
Age – 26
Sports/Discipline – Judo
Working Ranking – 46
Sushila Devi Major Achievements
Silver – Commonwealth Games, 2014
Gold – Commonwealth Judo Championship, 2019
Asian Open Championships
Silver – Hong Kong, 2018
Silver – Hong Kong, 2019
Tokyo Olympics Qualification
The young Judoka from Manipur managed to secure one of the continental quotas to book her slot for Tokyo 2020. She is one of the two highest-ranked Asians outside of the top 18 in the Olympic Game Quota (OGQ) rankings. Sushila ranks 46th in the OGQ rankings, with a total of 989 points. She will compete in the women’s extra-lightweight division (48 kg).
Sushila’s performance in the Tashkent Grand Slam 2021, held at the Humo Arena, was rather disappointing by her standards. Competing in the women’s 48 kg first round, Sushila started on a positive note, defeating her Russian counterpart, Anastasia Pavlenko. However, the 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist could not progress further beyond the second round. Sushila lost to Mongolian judoka Urantsetseg Munkhbat by Ippon – a full throw.
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