Quick Info

ProfessionWrestler
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth17/07/1997
Age28 years
BirthplaceHansi, Haryana

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Physical Stats & More

Height160 cm
Weight55 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityLM Hindu University in Rothak
Educational QualificationBachelor of Arts (BA)

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date
  • 27/11/2021
  • 23/10/2023

Relationships & More

Husband/Spouse
  • Ajay Nandal
  • wrestler and army officer
  • He died under mysterious circumstances on 27/08/2022
  • Naveen Dahiya
  • works at the Income Tax department in Mumbai

Family

FatherSubhash Sihag
MotherName
SiblingsRavi Sihag

Career

International Debut2014: Won a bronze medal in Junior Asian Championship held in Mongolia
Medals
  • 2014: Bronze Medal, Junior Asian Championship, Mongolia
  • 2015: Bronze Medal, Junior Asian Championship, Myanmar
  • 2016: Silver Medal, Junior Asian Championship, Philippines
  • 2017: Bronze Medal, Junior Asian Championship, Chinese Taipei
  • 2018: Silver Medal, Senior Commonwealth Championship, South Africa
  • 2019: Silver Medal, Asian U23 Wrestling Championship, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • 2021: Bronze Medal, Asian Wrestling Championships, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • 2022: Bronze Medal, Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pooja Sinag is a notable freestyle wrestler from India.
2. She gained attention in 2021 for securing a bronze medal in the Womenโ€™s 76kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty by defeating her South Korean opponent Seoyeon Jeong.
3. Pooja Sihag started wrestling at the Alkesh Sports Academy when she was eleven years old.
4. She earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Junior Asian Championship held in Mongolia.
5. Mausam Khatri is Pooja Sihag's preferred wrestler.
6. Pooja Sihag also won bronze medals at the Junior Asian Championships in Myanmar in 2015 and Chinese Taipei in 2016.
7. In 2017, she underwent knee surgery. In the same year, she claimed a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in South Africa.
8. She won a silver medal at the 2018 Senior Commonwealth Championship in South Africa.
9. In 2022, Pooja Sihag took home a bronze medal at the Ranking Series Bolat Turlykhanov CUP Almaty in Kazakhstan.
10. Pooja Sihag is a notable freestyle wrestler from India.
11. In 2017, she underwent knee surgery. In the same year, she claimed a bronze medal at the Junior Asian Championship.
12. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
13. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
14. Pooja Sihag serves as a police inspector in the Rajasthan Police.
15. She competed in the women's 75 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.
16. She originally belongs to Sisai Bola village in Hisar district of Haryana.
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