Pooja Kadian
Indian wushu practitioner
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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]
NationalityIndian
Born1 October 1991 (age 34)
Jhajjar district, Haryana, India
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
CountryIndia
The President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Pooja Kadian for Wushu. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1991 (age 34) Jhajjar district, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Awards
She was awarded by the Government of India, the prestigious Arjuna Award in (2018) for her performance in 2017 World Wushu Championships.[6]
