Kiran Bishnoi wins the bronze medal in women’s 76-kg freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games 2023 and here is all you need to know about her and her biography
At the Asian Games 2023 on October 6, Kiran Bishnoi earned the bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 76kg competition.
Who is wrestler Kiran Bishnoi, biography, age, family, parents, coach, hometown state
To finish on the podium, the Indian wrestler overcame Ariunjarga Ganbat of Mongolia by points. It was India’s fourth medal overall in wrestling and its 92nd overall. The Prime Minister congratulated Kiran Bishnoi on her Bronze-medal performance in women’s 76kg freestyle wrestling. PM Modi took over his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account and wrote:
More glory in Wrestling at the Asian Games!
Congratulations to Kiran Bishnoi for winning the Bronze Medal in Women’s Wrestling 76kg Freestyle. My best wishes for her upcoming endeavours.”
More glory in Wrestling at the Asian Games!
Congratulations to Kiran Bishnoi for winning the Bronze Medal in Women's Wrestling 76kg Freestyle. My best wishes for her upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/VTXGAyq0hd
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2023
Who is Kiran Bishnoi?
Kiran Godara, also known as Kiran Bishnoi, is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She took home a bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2023 Asian Games. She hails from Khera village, Hisar district, Haryana, India
At the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, Bishnoi won the gold medal. She lost her women’s 76 kg bronze medal match in 2021 in Oslo, Norway, at the World Wrestling Championships.
In her early years, Kiran Bishnoi used to watch Sushil Kumar’s matches on television and was the first Indian woman wrestler to win a medal in the freestyle 76 Kg division at the Commonwealth Games.
In 2009, Kiran started wrestling in Kali Rawan, the hometown of her mother. She won a bronze medal at the Jammu junior nationals in 2011 and was crowned junior champion in the 67-kilogram weight division in 2012. She also brought home a bronze medal from Kazakhstan’s Junior Asian Championships in 2013.
Who are Kiran Bishnoi’s parents and family?
In the Haryanan village of Rawat Khera’s Hisar district, Bishnoi was born to Kuldeep and Sunita Godara. Her maternal grandparents raised her in the Kalirawan village of the Hisar area. She used to accompany her maternal grandfather, wrestler Ramswaroop Khichad Kalirawna, to practises.
Born: 2 January 1992 (age 31 years), Khera, Ladwa
Who is Kiran Bishnoi’s coach?
Kiran Bishnoi is coached by Vishnu Das.