Shivani Pawar
Shivani Pawar (born 11 December 1998). She started her interest in sports by playing football and later moved to Wrestling.
She won silver medal in 50 kg category in the Under 23 Woman Wrestling Championship held in Belgrade,Serbia.
Early life
Shivani Pawar is a resident of Umreth Village in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, and her parents are farmers.[2]
Career
Shivani Pawar became the first woman from India to win a silver in U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] She also won gold medal in the 50 kg category during the World Police and Fire Games organised in Canada. In the Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 she won bronze in the 50 Kg category.[5] She also reached to the finals of the women's 50 kg division in the U-23 World Championships held in Belgrade in 2021.[6][7][8][9]
Shivani Pawar started her career by playing football and later moved to wrestling. [10]
See also
References
- ^ "Shivani Pawar". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (5 August 2023). "Madhya Pradesh girl Shivani Pawar bags wrestling gold in World Police and Fire Games". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Who is Shivani Pawar: 5 things to know about India's latest wrestling talent on the block". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Shivani Pawar wins 50kg silver in U23 World Wrestling Championships". thebridge.in. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Asian Wrestling Championships 2024: Radhika secures silver, Shivani Pawar bags bronze on Day". sportskeeda.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh's Shivani Pawar wins India's first medal at U-23 World Wrestling Championships 2021". thebridge.in. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "U23 Wrestling Worlds: Shivani Pawar wins silver, Anju claims bronze". ESPN. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Shivani Pawar settles for silver in U-23 Worlds; Anju wins bronze". Sportstar. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Shivani Pawar wins silver in U-23 World Championship". tribuneindia.com. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "How Shivani Pawar went from football and athletics to winning World U23 Wrestling silver". thebridge.in. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.