The President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Pooja Kadian for Wushu.
Personal information
Nationality
Indian
Born
1 October 1991 (1991-10) (age 32) Jhajjar district, Haryana, India
Weight
75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Wushu
Event
Sanda
Medal record
Women's Sanda
Representing India
World Championships
2011 Ankara
60 kg
2013 Kuala Lumpur
70 kg
2015 Jakarta
75 kg
2017 Kazan
75 kg
World Games
2013 World Games
60kg
Pooja Kadian (born 1 October 1991[1] is an Indian Wushu player. She won Silver Medal in invitational sports of Wushu at the 9th World Games at Cali in Colombia, in Women's Sanda 60 kg.[2][3]
Kadian previously won gold in the 12th South Asian Games and alsobagged silver medals in the World Games 2013 and the World Championship in 2013 and 2015. She also won gold medals in the National Games in 2014 and 2017.[4]
Pooja won the first ever gold medal for India at 2017 World Wushu Championships.[5]
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^"'Was committed to win gold for country,' says Pooja Kadian, India's first Wushu World Champion | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^"Pooja Kadian creates history, wins India's first ever gold medal at Wushu World Championships". The Indian Express. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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