Alka Tomar
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sisoli village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alka Tomar is an Indian wrestler.[5] The national National Women Wrestling champion of India, she received the bronze medal in Wrestling (55 kg Freestyle) at the Doha Asian Games in 2006. Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou in China 2006.[6]
She is also a recipient of the 2007 Arjuna Award given for outstanding achievements in sports.She has also received Yash Bharti award.
She also won a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi where she competed against Tonya Verbeek of Canada.[7]
She was born and brought-up in a village of Sisoli in Meerut. She has completed her Graduation (B.P.E.) and Post-Graduation (M.P.E.) from Noida College of Physical Education,Dadri.
References
- ↑ "2003 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - London, Ontario, Canada ARTICLES & RESULTS". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Indian grapplers sweep gold in Commonwealth Championship". Zee News. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling". Zee News. PTI. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "RESULTS - 2011 Championships". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Alka Tomar clinches gold". The Hindu. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar". The Indian Express. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Alka, Anita deliver gold in women's wrestling". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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