Linthoi Chanambam first ever Indian to become Judo world champion

Linthoi Chanambam first ever Indian to become Judo world champion

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Category : Sports Published on: August 29 2022

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  • Linthoi Chanambam, a 16-year-old judoka from Manipur, won India's first ever gold medal in the history of the Judo World Championships in Sarajevo.
  • Before this, no Indian judoka had won a single medal at any age-group of the World Championships across genders.
  • This was India's first ever medal at this tournament, coming in the seventh edition of the Cadet Worlds, since its first edition in 2009.
  • No Indian has won a medal at Junior Worlds (U-21) or in the Senior World Championships in Judo before this either, let alone become the world champion.
  • She has been training since 2017 at JSW's Inspire Institute of Sports judo programme after being spotted at the Sub-Junior National Judo Championships in 2017, where she won gold.
  • In July this year, Linthoi won a gold medal at the Asian Cadet & Junior Judo Championship 2022, her biggest win before this.
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