Who Is Wrestler Divya Kakran Age, Biography, Family, State, Village, Cast, Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 Wrestling Bronze Medal, Twitter, On Arvind Kejirwal

Who Is Wrestler Divya Kakran Age, Biography, Family, State, Village, Cast, Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 Wrestling Bronze Medal, Twitter, On Arvind Kejirwal

CWG 2022 bronze medallist Divya Kakran was recently been in the news because she alleged that Delhi government never gave her any assistance, know her age, village and cast

After beating Tiger Lily Cocker Lemalie of Tonga on Friday at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B, Indian wrestler Divya Kakran won the bronze medal in the Women’s Freestyle 68 kg event at the currently taking place Commonwealth Games 2022.

Know Who Is Wrestler Divya Kakran Age, Biography, Family, State, Village, Cast, Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 Wrestling Bronze Medal, Twitter, On Arvind Kejirwal

In the bronze-medal match, Kakran beat Lemalie 2-0. Kakran won the medal with Victory by Fall in under 26 seconds. With today’s fifth wrestling medal, India will have 25 medals overall at Birmingham 2022.

Wishes poured in for her since won, however, she also made headlines for another reason. In her tweet, she alleged that she had never gotten assistance from the Delhi government.

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Replying to this, the AAP administration stated it will be investigated to see if she had ever enrolled on one of their sports programmes. Since this news went viral, lots of people are reacting to it and stated their opinions. So, let’s find out more about her:

Who Is Divya Kakran?

Divya Kakran is a well-known freestyle wrestler from India. She has recently been in news for two major reasons; One is that she won the bronze medal at the ongoing CWG 2022, other is that she alleged that the Delhi government didn’t give her any prize.

She is from North Delhi and comes from a middle-class family in the Purbaliyan village of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Her mother sews Langots at home, which her father Suraj sain sold them to make a living.

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At the Noida College of Physical Education in Dadri, India, she pursued a degree in physical education and sports sciences. She is currently employed in Indian railways.

Her height is 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) and her weight is 68 kg (150 lb). She was born on 8 October, 1998, is aged 23 and is a Hindu by religion.

Her Career

She earned the gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship in the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. She took home a silver medal in the women’s freestyle 69 kg competition at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships.

At Bharat Kesri Dangal 2018, She won the Bharat Kesari championship on March 23, 2018, which was held in Bhiwani, Haryana, India. She defeated Chen Wenling of Taiwan in the women’s freestyle 68 kg competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta Palembang to take home the bronze medal.

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Divya Kakran now won the bronze medal in CWG 2022.

Year Competition Weight Class Medal Venue
2018 Commonwealth Games 68 kg Bronze
2018 Asian Games 68 kg Bronze Jakarta, Palembang
2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship 68 kg Gold Johannesburg, South Africa
2017 Senior National Championship 68 kg Gold India
2017 All India University Championship 68 kg Gold India
2017 Asian Wrestling Championship 68 kg Silver New Delhi, India

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