Namrata Batra

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Namrata Batra
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Wushu (Sanda)
Weight class52 kg
ClubSports Authority of India
Coached bySonu Jatav

Namrata Batra (born circa 2001) is an Indian wushu athlete, competing in the women's sanda 52 kg category. She is the first Indian to win a medal in wushu at the World Games, claiming silver at the 2025 edition in Chengdu, China. [1]

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Early life

Batra was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. She started training in a traditional Indian akhada and took up wushu after attending a self-defense program. Her coach, Sonu Jatav, led her towards competitive wushu. [2]

Career

Batra began competing in 2015, winning gold at the Junior National Championships while representing the state of Madhya Pradesh. She later received the State Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh for her contributions to the sport. [3] Namrata won a silver medal in the 2017 Junior Asian Championship and followed it up with a gold in the senior category. [3]

In 2023, Batra suffered a ligament injury during the Asian Games trials and did not compete for eight months. She returned to competitions in 2024, earning a silver medal at the 2024 Asian Championships and a bronze at the Moscow Star International Wushu Championship in 2025. [4] She achieved renown in her field at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, where she defeated Lebanon's El Rassi in the quarterfinals and the Philippines' Krizan Faith Collado in the semifinals. She eventually finished with a silver, which was India's first medal in the sport. Gold went to China's Chen Mengyue. [1] [5] [2]

Personal life

Batra comes from a conservative family and faced initial opposition to pursuing martial arts from her grandparents. She was encouraged into the sport by her father, Sanjay Batra, a Physical Education officer. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "India's Namrata Batra scripts history by winning country's first-ever medal in Wushu at World Games in China". All India Radio News. 18 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Namrata's success story: From akhada training to Wushu World Games glory". The Times of India. 19 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Sejwal, Ritu (12 August 2025). "A reluctant student to World Games medallist: The Namrata Batra story". The Bridge.
  4. ↑ Solanki, Anjali (16 August 2025). "Namrata Batra: The reluctant fighter who rose to rewrite history". EBNW News.
  5. ↑ "World Games 2025: India's Namrata Batra wins silver in Wushu". Olympics.com. 18 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wushu fighter Namrata Batra battles family resistance to make history". The Times of India. 19 August 2025.
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