Alka Tomar Explained

Alka Tomar
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Sisoli village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh
Country:India
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle wrestling

Alka Tomar is an Indian wrestler.[1] & who belongs to village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh). [2] she became the National Women Wrestling champion of India, and received the bronze medal in Wrestling (59 kg Freestyle) at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.[3] Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou in China 2006.[4]

She also won a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi where she competed against Tonya Verbeek of Canada.[5]

Early life

Alka was born to Nain Singh Tomar and Munni Devi in village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh).[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Alka Tomar clinches gold . . 7 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081210095208/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/07/stories/2008120756751600.htm . 10 December 2008 . 23 August 2012 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Wrestler Alka Tomar Shines - Times of India. The Times of India. 2019-11-23.
  3. Web site: Alka Tomar: Trendsetter once, now grooming champions. The New Indian Express. 2019-11-23.
  4. News: Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar. The Indian Express. 24 February 2010. 23 August 2012.
  5. News: Alka, Anita deliver gold in women's wrestling . . . 8 October 2010 . 20 November 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110201001300/http://www.ndtv.com/article/commonwealth-games/alka-anita-deliver-gold-in-women-s-wrestling-58220 . 1 February 2011.
  6. News: Shah . Wajiha . Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar . . 24 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219132108/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/now-i-am-a-celebrity-in-my-village-wrestler-alka-tomar/ . 19 December 2017 . subscription.