Pooja Kadian

Pooja Kadian (born 1 October 1991[1] is an Indian Wushu player. She won Silver Medal in invitational sports of Wushu at the 9th World Games at Cali in Colombia, in Women's Sanda 60 kg.[2][3]

Medal record
Women's Wushu
Representing  India
World Games
World Games 2013 Women's Sanda 60kg
World Championships
2017 Kazan 75 kg
The President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Pooja Kadian for Wushu, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.

Kadian previously won gold in the 12th South Asian Games and alsobagged silver medals in the World Games 2013 and the World Championship in 2013 and 2015. She also won gold medals in the National Games in 2014 and 2017.[4]

Pooja won the first ever gold medal for India at 2017 World Wushu Championships.[5]

Awards

She was awarded by the Government of India , the prestigious Arjuna Award in (2018) for her performance in 2017 World Wushu Championships.[6]

References
  1. "KADIAN Pooja". worldgames2013.sportresult.com.
  2. "Pooja's, Handoo's silver in World Games a landmark achievement: SAI, WAI". 11 August 2013.
  3. "Medals / Medals by NOC - IND". worldgames2013.sportresult.com.
  4. "'Was committed to win gold for country,' says Pooja Kadian, India's first Wushu World Champion | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  5. "Pooja Kadian creates history, wins India's first ever gold medal at Wushu World Championships". The Indian Express. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. "National Sports Awards 2018".


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