Pooja missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, but despite this she did not lose courage and is now ready to fulfill her account in the Birmingham Games.
Wrestling has a special place among the major sports that have brought success to India in the Commonwealth Games (CWG). India has a long and successful history in this sport. In the last two decades, India’s success, especially in wrestling, has grown in size. Also, the scope of wrestlers participating in it has increased. 25-year-old Pooja Sihag is ready to expand this scope even more, who will present India’s challenge in the 75 kg weight category at the Birmingham Games this time. Pooja missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics by a marginal margin, but is now ready to make up for it in the CWG. It was not easy to reach here for the worship of Haryana because his father, who showed him the dream of wrestling, passed away. But after the death of his father, his father-in-law took the responsibility of bringing him to this dream, who is supporting him exactly as his father did. Listen to Pooja’s story in this exclusive interview.