Kiran Bishnoi Explained

Kiran Bishnoi
Nationality:Indian
Birth Place:Khera village, Hisar district, Haryana, India
Country:India
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle wrestling
Updated:18 August 2018

Kiran Bishnoi, also known as Kiran Godara, is a freestyle wrestler from India. She was a bronze medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1] She has also been gold medallist at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in 2017. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games.[2] [3]

Early life and career

Bishnoi, who is also known as Kiran Godara, was born to Kuldeep Godara and Sunita Godara in Rawat Khera village of Hisar district, Haryana. She spent her childhood at her maternal grandparents' home in Kalirawan village of Hisar district. Her maternal grandfather Ramswaroop Khichad Kalirawna was a wrestler, and he used to take her with him for wrestling practice. This led to development of her interest in the sport. After the death of her grandfather in 2010, she returned to her parental home in Hisar, and started practicing wrestling at Mahabir Stadium under the guidance of her coach Vishnu. She missed the trials of 2014 Commonwealth Games due to a career-threatening knee injury. After eventually recovering from the injury, she became national champion in 2015. She also won Bharat Kesri Dangal title in 2016, and was finalist of the event in 2015.[4] [5] [6]

Bishnoi won gold medal at the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg.[7] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, after losing the semifinal by technical fall to Nigeria's Blessing Onyebuchi in the 76 kg category, Bishnoi won the bronze medal bout by technical fall win over Mauritius' Katouskia Pariadhaven.[8]

In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 76kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[9] [10]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharma . Nitin . CWG 2018: My grandfather would have been proud, says Kiran Bishnoi after winning historic bronze . The Indian Express . 12 Apr 2018 . 6 Oct 2023.
  2. Web site: Asian Games: Kiran Bishnoi, Aman Sehrawat clinch bronze; Bajrang misses out on medal in wrestling . Daijiworld.com . 6 Oct 2023 . 6 Oct 2023.
  3. Web site: 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX . 26 November 2023 . 10 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  4. News: Chander . Subash . नाना के साथ पहलवानी कर रेसलर बनी किरण, एक अॉपरेशन ने बचाया था कैरियर . 18 August 2018 . . 12 April 2018 . https://archive.today/20180818194711/https://www.bhaskar.com/harayana/panipat/news/commonwealth-games-2018-bronze-medalist-wrestler-kiran-story-5850441.html . 18 August 2018 . Hindi . live .
  5. News: ऑस्ट्रेलिया में चमकी हिसार की किरण, कॉमनवेल्थ में कुश्ती में जीता कांस्य पदक . 18 August 2018 . . 13 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818191013/https://www.jagran.com/haryana/hisar-kiran-godara-won-the-brounze-medal-in-commanwelth-in-austrelia-17816477.html . 18 August 2018 . Hindi . live.
  6. News: नाना की पहलवानी के किस्से सुन किरण ने सीखे दांव, अब बनी भारत केसरी . 18 August 2018 . Dainik Bhaskar . 28 November 2016 . https://archive.today/20180728060300/https://www.bhaskar.com/harayana/hisar/news/HAR-HIS-OMC-kiran-win-bharat-kesari-title-news-hindi-5469228-NOR.html . 28 July 2018 . Hindi . live .
  7. News: India Grabs 9 Gold, 7 Silver In Johannesburg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship . 18 August 2018 . . 17 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180409192105/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-grabs-9-gold-7-silver-in-johannesburg-commonwealth-wrestling-championship/305664 . 9 April 2018 . live.
  8. News: CWG: Wrestler Babita Kumari takes silver, Kiran bags bronze . 18 August 2018 . . Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) . 12 April 2018 . https://archive.today/20180818192127/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/cwg-wrestler-babita-kumari-takes-silver-kiran-bags-bronze/articleshow/63727892.cms . 18 August 2018 . live .
  9. News: Burke. Patrick. 6 October 2021. Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 October 2021.
  10. Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. United World Wrestling.
  11. Web site: 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX . 26 November 2023 . 10 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.