Sonam Malik

Born on 15^th April 2002 in Madina village of Haryana, Sonam Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Born in a family of wrestlers, she began practising the sport at the age of 11. Sonam’s father and cousins are into the sport that influenced her in making a career in wrestling.

She trained under the tutelage of coach Ajmer Malik at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Sports Complex. Initially, she faced some hardships in training as the academy did not have training mats, so she had to train on the ground that would turn muddy during rainy days, prompting them to practice on roads.

In 2017, her shoulder got injured during a state-level competition and remained out of the ring for about one and a half years. Along with her wrestling career, she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jat College. Sonam is sponsored by the OGQ (Olympic Gold Quest), a not for profit foundation, to help her win Olympic medals.

Here are some of her major career achievements:

• Earned the Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota by winning the silver medal at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Qualification Tournament in the women’s 62 kg event
• Secured a gold medal at the 2019 All India Inter-University Competition
• Bagged gold medals in 2017 and 2019 and the bronze medal in 2018 at the Cadet World Wrestling Championships
• Won bronze medals in 2017 and 2018 and the silver medal in 2019 at the Cadet Asian Wrestling Championships
• Bagged a gold medal at the 2017 World School Games                                                                                     
• Won a silver medal at the 2017 Cadet National Championship
• Earned a gold medal at the 2016 National School Games