Janki Goud

Janki Goud is an Indian judoka.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2017 Judo Asian & Oceania Championship held by the International Blind Sports Federation at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] She was congratulated by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a tweet.[4]

Janki Goud
Personal information
BornJabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sport
Country India
SportJudo
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  India
Judo Championship
IBSA Judo Asian & Oceanian Championships–

In 2016 and 2017, she won silver and gold medals respectively at the 4th and 5th National Judo Championship for Deaf & Blind.[5] She won the gold medal at the 6th National Blind and Deaf Judo Championship, held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in February 2018.[6]

At the age of 5, she lost her sight after contracting measles. As of August 2018, she has been reported to be 23 years old.[1] She received judo and self-defence training from Sightsavers, a nongovernmental organization.[7]

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References
  1. Majendie, Matt (August 22, 2018). "She took a self-defense class for blind women; now she's a judo champion". CNN.
  2. Majumdar, Swapna (March 14, 2018). "Looking Up to Visually-Impaired Girls in India, through Judo". Women's eNews.
  3. Isyana Putri, Frieda (August 25, 2018). "Wanita India Ini Buktikan Buta Tak Halangi Jadi Atlet Judo Internasional" (in Indonesian). detik.com.
  4. Pandey, Baalmeek (2018). "ताशकंद में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कांस्य पदक विजेता दिव्यांग जानकी का भव्य स्वागत, सीएम ने बधाई के साथ दिया ये संदेश" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  5. "The blind judo stars of India". BBC News. March 8, 2018.
  6. "दिव्यांग जानकी ने जूडो में जीता स्वर्ण पदक" (in Hindi). Naidunia. February 7, 2018.
  7. Shukla, Ira (August 23, 2018). "From Learning Judo For Self Defence To Becoming A National Blind Champion, This Is Janki's Story". ScoopWhoop.
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