Seema Bisla Explained

Seema Bisla
Birth Date:	14 April 1993
Birth Place:	Rohtak district, Haryana, India
Hometown:	Rohtak
Country:	India
Sport:	Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:	55 kg
Event:	Freestyle
Show-Medals:	yes

Seema Bisla (born 14 April 1993) also known as Seema,^{[1] [2]} is an Indian wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She represented India at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^{[3] [4] [5]} She lost her opening bout against Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia.^[6]

Early and personal life

Seema is youngest of for sisters from Rohtak district of Haryana state of India. Her father and uncle, of Bisla clan of jats, earlier had career as wrestlers too.^{[7] [8]} She was born in Gudhan village of Rohtak district.

Junior games

She started winning streak at international level by winning bronze in 2009 Asian Cadet Championships in Pune followed by bronzes in 2012 and 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships.^[8]

Senior games

Bronze in 55 kg in 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships

She trains at a akhara in Jharsa of Gurugram district, started in 67 kg but switched to 53 kg category in 2017. Won her her first senior national title in 53 kg category in 2017. At international level debuted at 2018 World Wrestling Championships but lost in first round of women's 55 kg event, lost again in second round of women's 50 kg event in 2019 World Wrestling Championships, but finally won her first international medal at 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships with a bronze.^{[7] [8] [9]} She lost her first match against Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan and she was then eliminated in her second match in the repechage by eventual bronze medalist Ekaterina Poleshchuk of Russia.^[9]

55 kg in 2021 Olympics

In April 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[10] She did not qualify at this tournament but, a few days later, she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in the same venue.^{[11] [12]} In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^{[13] [14]}

Major results

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2021	Asian Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	3rd	Freestyle 50 kg
2021	Olympics	Japan	Lost	Freestyle 50 kg

See also

• Akhara
• Pehlwani
• Wrestling in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seema . International Wrestling Database . 20 August 2022 . Date of birth: 1992-04-14.
2. Web site: Wrestling: SEEMA Seema . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 20 August 2022 . Date of Birth: 14 Apr 1993 . dead . 12 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211012102510/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1449300-seema-seema.htm.
3. Web site: Seema Bisla becomes fourth Indian female wrestler to qualify for Tokyo Olympics . The Indian Express . 7 May 2021 . 8 May 2021.
4. Web site: Who is Seema Bisla? 10 things you should know about her . The Bridge . Abhijit Nair . 8 May 2021 . 8 May 2021.
5. Web site: Seema Bisla qualifies for Tokyo Olympics; Sumit Malik settles for silver . . 7 May 2021 . 8 May 2021.
6. Web site: 1/8 Match Seema Vs Sarra Hamdi . sonyliv.com.
7. Web site: Who is Seema Bisla? 10 things you should know about . thebridge.in . 21 July 2021.
8. Web site: Tokyo Olympics: Know Your Olympian - Seema Bisla, Wrestling . News18 . 9 July 2021 . born on October 14, 1993.
9. Web site: 2019 World Wrestling Championships Results . unitedworldwrestling.org . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf . 12 April 2020 . 12 April 2020.
10. Web site: 2021-05-29 . Seema Bisla: The girl with never-say-die attitude . 2021-06-03 . Hindustan Times . en.
11. News: Rowbottom . Mike . 15 April 2021 . China follows Japan in withdrawing women from UWW Asian Championships over COVID concerns . InsideTheGames.biz . . 15 April 2021.
12. Web site: 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results . United World Wrestling . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419163153/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/results_04_almaty_champ.pdf . 19 April 2021 . 19 April 2021.
13. News: Shefferd . Neil . 7 May 2021 . Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier . InsideTheGames.biz . . 7 May 2021.
14. Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf . 9 May 2021 . 9 May 2021 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.