Seema Bisla (born 14 April 1993) also known as Seema, or Seema Seema, is an Indian wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the

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. She represented India at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She lost her opening bout against Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia.

Early and personal life

Seema is youngest of for sisters from Rohtak district of

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state of India. Her father and uncle, of Bisla

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s, earlier had career as wrestlers too. She was born in

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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

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and

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Senior games

Bronze in 55 kg in 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships

She trains at a akhara in Jharsa of

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, 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

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but lost in first round of women's 55 kg event, lost again in second round of women's 50 kg event in

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, but finally won her first international medal at

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with a bronze. She lost her first match against

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of Azerbaijan and she was then eliminated in her second match in the

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by eventual bronze medalist Ekaterina Poleshchuk of Russia.

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

in Tokyo, Japan. 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

held in the same venue. In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia,

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to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Major results

References

External links

* * * 1993 births Living people Indian female sport wrestlers Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of India 21st-century Indian women {{India-wrestling-bio-stub