Linthoi Chanambam is an Indian judoka who won the gold medal in the 2022 World Judo Cadets Championships at Sarajevo in the 57 kg women's event.[1][2] She hails from Manipur state in India. She became the first ever Indian medalist in any age category of the World Championships.[3]
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| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 65266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 156350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 30 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She had earlier won a Gold medal at the Asian Cadet and Junior Judo Championships, held in Bangkok.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Chanambam Linthoi". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Linthoi Chanambam". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Desk, The Bridge (26 August 2022). "Linthoi Chanambam first ever Indian to become Judo world champion". TheBridge.in. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Anand, Anish (27 August 2022). "Meet Linthoi Chanambam: India's first judo world champion across age groups". Sony ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
edit- Linthoi Chanambam at the International Judo Federation
- Linthoi Chanambam at JudoInside.com
- Linthoi Chanambam at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Linthoi Chanambam at The-Sports.org
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