Kokila Kaushiklate Explained

Kokila Kaushiklate (born) is a visually challenged para athlete from Haryana. She won a bronze medal in the Judo Women's 48-kg J2 event at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Kaushiklate is from Kasun village in Jind district but currently resides in Azad Nagar, Hisar, Haryana. Her father is a teacher and her mother is a social worker. She is supported by sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.^[4]

Career

Kaushiklate first won an international medal at the Commonwealth Judo Championships winning a silver medal in 2019.^[5] She is an 'Indusind for Sports' trainee. She is studying Class 12 in the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Rupana village.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reporter . 2023-10-23 . पैरा एशियन गेम्स के जूडो कराटे स्पर्धा में कोकिला कौशिक ने जीता कांस्य पदक . 2024-01-09 . www.bhaskar.com.
2. Web site: ANI . 2023-10-23 . Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo . 2024-01-09 . www.aninews.in.
3. Web site: Parkar . Ubaid . 2023-10-28 . Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list . 2024-01-09 . www.olympics.com.
4. Web site: Blind Judo OGQ . 2024-07-24 . ogq.org.
5. Web site: Girl Power Kokila Kaushiklate IndusInd Bank . 2024-01-21 . www.indusind.com.