Linthoi Chanambam first ever Indian to become Judo world champion

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.