Hetal Dave

Hetal dave
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Sport
Country India
Sport sumo wrestler

Hetal Dave is India's first and only professional female sumo wrestler.[1][2] In 2008, the woman from Mumbai made it into the Limca Book of Records. [3][4]

She participated in the 2009 World Games held in Taiwan, but went out in the first round.[5][6]

Personal life

Her father and brother were very supportive of her interests in pursuing the sport.[7] She is a commerce graduate and also trains students in wrestling and judo in different schools.[8]

Dave is a Judo trainer and she started her Judo lessons when she was around 6. [7]

Training

Dave has no opponents to train with in India so has to practice with male players and also her brother Akshay. Indian doesnt have a Sumo Ring, so she had to practice in natural terrain, and she chose Oval Maidan in South Mumbai.[6]

Cawas Billimoria was her coach and her first international championship in Estonia, in 2008. She came among the global top 8 and was included in a list of 150 fearless women by Newsweek. [9]

After Estonia, Dave has represented India in tournaments at Poland, Finland and Taiwan. At the 2009 World Games, she stood fifth in the women's middleweight category. [10][11]

Recognition

Sumo wrestling is not among the recognized sports in India, even then Dave has represented India in several competitions.

References

  1. ↑ "Look, who's in the ring: Meet Hetal Dave, India's first professional woman sumo wrestler". Dnaindia.com. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eat, pray, wrestle". Telegraphindia.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Indian woman hopes to conquer Sumo". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ TIWARI, KHUSHBOO (30 December 2016). "I am India's first and only female sumo wrestler: Hetal Dave". www.thishour.in.
  5. ↑ "Beauty and Brawn: Indian woman sumo wrestler at World Games". Zeenews.india.com. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Who says Sumo wrestling is confined to Japan? India's Hetal Dave is here to prove all your myths wrong". 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. 1 2 "India's 1st Female Sumo Wrestler, Finds Getting To The Ring More Difficult Than Fighting In It!". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ↑ Staff, Scroll. "Watch: 'Should I wait for a biopic to be taken seriously?' says sumo wrestler Hetal Dave". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ↑ Ganesan, Ranjita (2015-11-28). "Hetal Dave: Breaking hard ground". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  10. ↑ VagaBomb (2015-09-10). "Hetal Dave Is India's First and Only Female Sumo Wrestler, but Not Many Know Her". VagaBomb. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  11. ↑ "Her name is Hetal Dave, the only woman sumo wrestler in India! She's also ill-fated! – The Voice Of Nation". The Voice Of Nation. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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