Nisha Dahiya

Nisha Dahiya

Personal information
Born	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  India World U23 Championships 2021 Belgrade 65 kg Asian Championships 2023 Astana 68 kg

Nisha Dahiya is an Indian wrestler from village adiyana district panipat Haryana.[1] She is part of the Indian contingent at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.[2] She is the fifth Indian wrestler to make to Paris.[3]

Career

Dahiya qualified for the Paris Olympics at the World Olympic qualifiers at Istanbul in May 2024. She defeated Romania's Alexandra Anghel in the 68 kg semi-finals to book her Olympic berth.[2]

She competed at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships, winning the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 65 kg event.[4] She competed at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in the women's freestyle 68 kg event, losing in the bronze medal match.[5] She won a silver medal in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships.[6]

False news

In November 2021 it was erroneously reported that Dahiya had been killed, after a different wrestler of the same name was shot.[7][8][9]

References

1. "Wrestler Nisha qualifies for Paris Olympics". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
2. PTI (10 May 2024). "Paris 2024: Nisha Dahiya secures India's fifth Paris Olympic Games quota in women's wrestling". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. Mirza, Firoz (10 May 2024). "Wrestler Nisha qualifies for Paris Olympics". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "World Championships Results: Weight Category (Results WW 65)". World Wrestling Championships. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
5. "World Wrestling Championships LIVE: Nisha Dahiya eyes bronze medal, CWG Gold medallist Naveen Malik set to begin World Wrestling campaign". InsideSport. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
6. "Asian wrestling: Silver for Nisha Dahiya, India tally 6 medals". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
7. "Wrestler Nisha Dahiya issues video after death news, says she is fine". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
8. "Wrestler Nisha Dahiya calls reports of her being shot dead fake; namesake killed in Sonepat". The Tribune. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
9. Prakah, Hita (17 December 2021). "There were so many calls, I switched off my phone: Wrestler Nisha Dahiya on her trauma after mistaken identity". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

External links

• Nisha Dahiya at Olympics.com