Sarita Mor

Sarita Mor
Mor in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Sonipat district, Haryana, India[2]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
SpouseRahul Mann[2]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event59 kg
PartnerRahul Mann
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 59 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 59 kg

Sarita Mor (born 16 April 1995) is an Indian freestyle wrestler.

Career

She won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 58 kg weight class[3] and the gold medal at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 59 kg weight class.[4][5]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[6] She also won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[7][8] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9]

Personal life

Sarita Mor is from Sonipat district in Haryana.[10] She started playing kabaddi and wrestling in her school when she was 12.[10] She works with the Indian Railways.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sarita (IND)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Sen, Turja (31 July 2019). "Unheralded wrestler Sarita Mor pins hopes on World Championship to emerge as next wrestling star from India". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Bajrang Bags Gold in Asian Wrestling C'ship, Sarita Wins Silver". The Quint. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Sarita Mor seals gold medal at Asian Wrestling Championships". The Times of India. PTI. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Sarita Mor wins 59kg bronze at Wrestling World Championships". The Bridge. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Nair, Abhijit (15 April 2021). "Who is Sarita Mor? 10 things to know about her". The Bridge (thebridge.in). Retrieved 13 October 2021.