Haryana

• 11 Jun 2022

Manju Sandhu to Stake in Junior World Rankings

Why in News?

• Recently, 18-year-old wrestler Manju Sandhu from Kauthkalan in Hisar district of Haryana has been selected for the junior world rankings to be held in Italy.

Key Points

• Manju Sandhu in the Junior World Rankings to be held in Italy from June 22 to June 30, 2022 in 72 kg. Will play in weight category.
• It is worth mentioning that Manju won the gold medal in the Junior Ranking National from May 26 to May 29 in Ranchi. Apart from this, on June 2 in Lucknow, she came first in the trials for the Junior Asia Championships. On the basis of these two, Manju has been selected for the Junior World Ranking.
• It is noteworthy that Manju Sandhu won the gold medal in the Khelo India held in Poona in 2018-19 and the gold medal in the Khelo India held in Guwahati in 2019-20.
• Manju has been training under wrestling coach Sanjay Malik at the Asian Sports School in Umra for the past five years.