Geetika Jakhar
Geetika Jakhar was born in Agroha, Haryana, India on August 18th, 1985 and is the Indian Wrestler. At the age of 38, Geetika Jakhar biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 38 years old, Geetika Jakhar has this physical status:
Geetika was actively participating in sports at a school level with her focus being athletics. But the turning point came when her family moved from her native village Agroha to Hisar to provide a better education for her younger brother and her. In an attempt to competitively pursue athletics, her father had taken her to the Mahabir Stadium in Hisar but they returned disappointed without finding any coach. During this she went to the nearby wrestling hall hearing huge voice coming from hall as coaches guide their ward from outside of the mat with a loud voice, young Geetika was drawn to other girls practicing wrestling. She immediately fell in love with the sport and from October 1998, she chose wrestling as her sport, leaving athletics. It took her four months after discovering wrestling when she represented Haryana at the 1999 National Games in Manipur and finished fourth.
She became the youngest wrestler to win a gold medal in all editions of the 2001 National Championships: Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior - an admirable record that has yet to be broken. By this she completed her GOLDEN QUARTET.
Completed Golden Quartet lone wrestler to do so.
International career
Her international career began with her first appearance at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in New York, USA.
- Bhim Award, 2003 - given to outstanding athletes from the state of Haryana, India
- Arjuna Award - 2006
- Kalpana Chawla Excellence award for Outstanding Women, 2009.
- Face of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in Haryana.
- Brand Ambassador of Digital Cashless Week (20-27 Feb 2017) in Hisar, Haryana.
