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Indian wushu practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pooja Kadian (born 1 October 1991[1] is an Indian Wushu player. She won Silver Medal in invitational sports of Wushu at the 9th World Games at Cali in Colombia, in Women's Sanda 60 kg.[2][3]
 The President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Pooja Kadian for Wushu. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1991 (age 33) Jhajjar district, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kadian previously won gold in the 12th South Asian Games and alsobagged silver medals in the World Games 2013 and the World Championship in 2013 and 2015. She also won gold medals in the National Games in 2014 and 2017.[4]
Pooja won the first ever gold medal for India at 2017 World Wushu Championships.[5]
She was awarded by the Government of India, the prestigious Arjuna Award in (2018) for her performance in 2017 World Wushu Championships.[6]
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