Divya Kakran

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Divya Kakran
Bharat Kesari 2018
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Divya Kakran at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
NicknameDivya
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
BornPurbaliyan, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater Noida College of Physical Education
Occupation(s)Sports, currently working in Indian Railways, Delhi
Years active2008 – present
EmployerIndian Railways
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Life partner No
Other interestsWrestling
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
TeamIndian Wrestling Federation
Coached byVikram Kumar Sonkar (Guru Premnath Akhara, Delhi)
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Palembang 68 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 68 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 68 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty 72 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 New Delhi 68 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 New Delhi 69 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Xi'an 68 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Johannesburg 69 kg

Divya Kakran (born 1998) is a freestyle wrestler from India. Divya has won 60 medals, including 17 gold medals in the Delhi State Championship, and has won the Bharat Kesari title eight times. [1] She has been vocal about being disappointed by the lack of support from the government of Delhi in her pursuit for a medal at the Asian Games in 2018, despite writing to the government about her poor financial background. [2] Divya is presently employed with the Indian Railways as senior ticket examiner.

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Personal life and family

Divya Kakran hails from Uttar Pradesh and belongs to a middle-class family from Purbaliyan village. Her father Suraj sold Langots for livelihood, which her mother sewed at home. [3] [4] Kakran studied Physical Education and Sports Sciences (BPES) at the Noida College of Physical Education in Dadri, India. [1]

Wrestling career

Competitions

Representing India
YearCompetitionWeight ClassMedalVenue
2018Commonwealth Games68 kgBronze
2018Asian Games68 kgBronzeJakarta, Palembang
2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship 68 kgGold Johannesburg, South Africa
2017Senior National Championship [5] [10] 68 kgGoldIndia
2017All India University Championship [4] 68 kgGoldIndia
2017 Asian Wrestling Championship [5] [11] 68 kgSilver New Delhi, India

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