India’s women wrestling is stronger now: Alka Tomar

By   - 20/07/2020

Even before Phogat sister, there was Alka Tomar fighting the age-old stereotypes related to women. She had set the foundation stone for future generations to follow. Tomar is India’s first female wrestler from the country to win a World Championships medal. It is her efforts that India today boast’s one of the strongest women wrestling faction. She says, that the current ecosystem has lifted the standard of women’s wrestling in India.

“The overall scenario is very different and much better now. Elite wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Sarita Mor and Pooja Dhanda have raised the standard of women wrestling in India. Good scientific support, sponsorship and publicity have attracted a lot of girls to the sport,” The Sportstar quoted Tomar.

In the 2006 world championships, Tomar had bagged a bronze medal in 59kg. She says, there are many factors which have made women’s wrestling more competitive.

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“Back then, we used to hide our injuries as we feared that we might not get a chance to appear in the trials. There was hardly scientific support to make you fit in quick time,” she said, reported Sportstar.

The Commonwealth Games champion, and Asian Games medallist believes technology has played a huge part in development of today’s wrestlers.

“We used to know about our opponents after landing in the country where we had to compete. Now, you know everything beforehand. Wrestlers watch videos of their opponents and prepare accordingly,” she told Sportstar.

India’s rise in women wrestling
Since 2016, India has been continuously rising in ranks amongst the women’s wrestling. Sakshi Malik was the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. But it was in 2018 when India’s breakout star Vinesh Phogat started her dominance in the wrestling circuit. She won the Asian and Commonwealth Games the same year.

Cut forward to 2020 Asian Championship, Indian women wrestling had their best performance at the continental meet. It won eight medals including three gold, two silver and three bronze.

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