New Delhi: Antim, a name chosen as a request to god to stop giving the girl child in the family, has now become the India’s first U-20 World Wrestling Champion. Shattering the patriarchy, Antim has taken herself to the zenith of the game and shone like a star with Tricolour in her hands.
Born in a family from Hisar, Haryana, Antim Panghal defeated Atlyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan by 8-0 to mark a thumping win in the world U-20 wrestling Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Her parents, Ram Niwas and Krishna Kumari celebrated every move of their daughter when she was scripting history on the mat on Saturday.
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Antim – The reason behind the name
Explaining the reason for choosing this name for their daughter, Krishan Kumari said, “Chhori ka naam Antim isliye rakha tha ki aage ladki paida na ho kyunki 4 ladkian ho gayi thi. (We named our daughter Antim so that we don’t get another daughter as we got four daughters). But we always treated her as our most loved child. Before going to the world championships, she told us that she will return with a gold medal and will become the first Indian woman wrestler to do so. Antim has become Pehli (first) in the wrestling world today,” said her mother with teary eyes.
Antim is the youngest daughter of the family and has brought so proud for her parents. Starting her training in 2015 at the academy, the 18-year-old put her everything to excel in her game and aim to keep improving in future.
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The Haryana wrestler had also won Khelo Indian Youth games title in June and she said, ““I always wanted to wrestle as I would see local wrestlers training while returning with my father from the farm as a child. My father has never discussed with me about my name but always told me that I am the first one for whom he will do everything. He would borrow money from his friends to support me and to pay the rent for the home in Hisar.”
Coach showers praise on Haryana Girl
Vikas Sihag is the coach of Antim Panghal and he believes that her strengths include keeping a close eye on opponents.
“Her strength has been her speed on the mat and she understands that it will be leg attacks as well as double leg attacks which will make her a strong wrestler. So even if she loses some points sometimes trying these, she never hesitates to try. Lakadbagha and Nidal moves she tried successfully this week and also tried for Kalajung when she could,” he said.
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Lost CWG trails to Vinesh Phogat
She has become to be crowned as the U-20 World Champion after the win in Bulgaria but this performance has come after a huge loss in the Commonwealth Games trails earlier. Antim lost the finals of selection trials to Vinesh Phogat who then won a gold medal in Birmingham.
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