Seema Bisla

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Seema Bisla
Personal information
Born (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) [1]
Rohtak district, Haryana, India
Home town Rohtak
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Amateur wrestling
Weight class55 kg
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Almaty 50 kg

Seema Bisla [2] [3] (born 14 April 1993) [1] also known as Seema, [4] or Seema Seema, [1] is an Indian wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She represented India at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6] [7] She lost her opening bout against Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia. [8]

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Early and personal life

Seema is youngest of for sisters from Rohtak district of Haryana state of India. Her father and uncle, of Bisla clan of jats, earlier had career as wrestlers too. [2] [3] She was born in Gudhan village of Rohtak district.

Junior games

She started winning streak at international level by winning bronze in 2009 Asian Cadet Championships in Pune followed by bronzes in 2012 and 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships. [3]

Senior games

Bronze in 55 kg in 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships

She trains at a akhara in Jharsa of Gurugram district, started in 67 kg but switched to 53 kg category in 2017. Won her her first senior national title in 53 kg category in 2017. At international level debuted at 2018 World Wrestling Championships but lost in first round of women's 55 kg event, lost again in second round of women's 50 kg event in 2019 World Wrestling Championships, but finally won her first international medal at 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships with a bronze. [2] [3] [9] She lost her first match against Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan and she was then eliminated in her second match in the repechage by eventual bronze medalist Ekaterina Poleshchuk of Russia. [9]

55 kg in 2021 Olympics

In April 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [10] She did not qualify at this tournament but, a few days later, she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in the same venue. [11] [12] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [13] [14]

Major results

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2021OlympicsJapanLostFreestyle 50 kg

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