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Divya Kakran
Bharat Kesari 2018
	Divya Kakran at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name	दिव्या काकरान
Nickname	Divya
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Born	Purbaliyan, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	Noida College of Physical Education
Occupation(s)	Sports, currently working in Indian Railways, Delhi
Years active	2008-Present
Employer	Indian Railways
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Life partner	No
Other interests	Wrestling
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Wrestling
Team	Indian Wrestling Federation
Coached by	Vikram Kumar Sonkar (Guru Premnath Akhara, Delhi)
Medal record
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games
Asian Championships
Commonwealth Championships

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Divya Kakran (born 1998) is a freestyle wrestler from India. Divya has won 60 medals, including 17 gold medals in the Delhi State Championship, and has won the Bharat Kesari title eight times.^[1] She has been vocal about being disappointed by the lack of support from the government of Delhi in her pursuit for a medal at the Asian Games in 2018, despite writing to the government about her poor financial background.^[2] Divya is presently employed with the Indian Railways as senior ticket examiner.

Personal life and family

Divya Kakran hails from Uttar Pradesh and belongs to a middle-class family from Purbaliyan village. Her father Suraj sain, sold Langots for livelihood, which her mother sewed at home.^[3]^[4] Kakran studied Physical Education and Sports Sciences (BPES) at the Noida College of Physical Education in Dadri, India.^[1]

Wrestling career

2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - Kakran won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship held in South Johannesburg, Africa in December 2017.^[5]
2017 Asian Wrestling Championships - Kakran won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 69 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in India.^[6]
2018 Bharat Kesri Dangal 23 March 2018 - Kakran won the Bharat Kesari title, held in Bhiwani, Haryana, India. In the final match of the competition, Kakran defeated Ritu Malik. Before this final match, Kakran defeated the international champion Geeta Phogat, who was famous enough to be portrayed in the movie Dangal.
2018 Asian Games Jakarta Palembang - Kakran won a bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, beating Taipei's Chen Wenling on account of technical superiority.^[7]^[8]

Competitions

**Representing India**
Year	Competition	Weight Class	Medal	Venue
2018	Commonwealth Games	68 kg	Bronze
2018	Asian Games	68 kg	Bronze	Jakarta, Palembang
2017	Commonwealth Wrestling Championship	68 kg	Gold	Johannesburg, South Africa
2017	Senior National Championship^[5]^[9]	68 kg	Gold	India
2017	All India University Championship^[4]	68 kg	Gold	India
2017	Asian Wrestling Championship^[5]^[10]	68 kg	Silver	New Delhi, India

References

^ ^a ^b "दिव्या ने पिता को दिया उपहार, जीता स्वर्ण". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran lambastes Arvind Kejriwal, says got no help from Delhi government". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
^ "स्टेडियम के बाहर पिता बेच रहे थे लंगोट, बेटी ने जीत लिया गोल्ड मेडल, पढ़े इस खिलाड़ी की कहानी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ ^a ^b "Wrestling Nationals: With father selling langots outside stadium, Divya Kakran wins gold". The Indian Express. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Commonwealth Games 2018: With talent on her side, Divya Kakran will aim to wrestle her way to gold - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "Asian Games 2018 Live Update Day 3: Divya Kakran Wins Wrestling Bronze, Virdhawal Khade Misses Out on Swimming Medal". news18. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Divya Kakran Won Gold At Wrestling Nationals While Her Father Sold Langots Outside Stadium". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-03-23.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[:2-1] "दिव्या ने पिता को दिया उपहार, जीता स्वर्ण". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[2] "Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran lambastes Arvind Kejriwal, says got no help from Delhi government". Retrieved 2018-09-05.

[3] "स्टेडियम के बाहर पिता बेच रहे थे लंगोट, बेटी ने जीत लिया गोल्ड मेडल, पढ़े इस खिलाड़ी की कहानी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[:1-4] "Wrestling Nationals: With father selling langots outside stadium, Divya Kakran wins gold". The Indian Express. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[:0-5] "Commonwealth Games 2018: With talent on her side, Divya Kakran will aim to wrestle her way to gold - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[6] "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[htorgref-7] "Asian Games 2018 Live Update Day 3: Divya Kakran Wins Wrestling Bronze, Virdhawal Khade Misses Out on Swimming Medal". news18. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[wrestling_results_book_asian_games_2018-8] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[9] "Divya Kakran Won Gold At Wrestling Nationals While Her Father Sold Langots Outside Stadium". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[10] "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-03-23.^{[permanent dead link]}

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 == Personal life and family ==
-Divya Kakran hails from [[North Delhi]] and belongs to a middle-class family from Purbaliyan village. Her father Suraj sain, sold [[Kaupinam|Langots]] for livelihood, which her mother sewed at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/other-sports/headlines-jagran-special-divya-kakran-a-gold-medalist-female-wrestler-is-waiting-for-a-government-job-for-the-last-two-years-17072416.html|title=स्टेडियम के बाहर पिता बेच रहे थे लंगोट, बेटी ने जीत लिया गोल्ड मेडल, पढ़े इस खिलाड़ी की कहानी|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2018-03-23|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/wrestling-nationals-after-a-bout-with-kidney-stone-divya-kakran-bags-gold-4942433/|title=Wrestling Nationals: With father selling langots outside stadium, Divya Kakran wins gold|date=2017-11-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Kakran studied Physical Education and Sports Sciences (BPES) at the Noida College of Physical Education in [[Dadri]], [[India]].<ref name=":2" />
+Divya Kakran hails from [[Uttar Pradesh]] and belongs to a middle-class family from Purbaliyan village. Her father Suraj sain, sold [[Kaupinam|Langots]] for livelihood, which her mother sewed at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/other-sports/headlines-jagran-special-divya-kakran-a-gold-medalist-female-wrestler-is-waiting-for-a-government-job-for-the-last-two-years-17072416.html|title=स्टेडियम के बाहर पिता बेच रहे थे लंगोट, बेटी ने जीत लिया गोल्ड मेडल, पढ़े इस खिलाड़ी की कहानी|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2018-03-23|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/wrestling-nationals-after-a-bout-with-kidney-stone-divya-kakran-bags-gold-4942433/|title=Wrestling Nationals: With father selling langots outside stadium, Divya Kakran wins gold|date=2017-11-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Kakran studied Physical Education and Sports Sciences (BPES) at the Noida College of Physical Education in [[Dadri]], [[India]].<ref name=":2" />
 == Wrestling career ==