Archana Chaudhary

Archana, from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most hardworking wrestlers at IIS. Her father is a farmer & her mother is a houswife who are engaged in animal husbandry for livelihood. Community elders warned her family that wrestling was not a sport for girls and urged her family to get her married off. But Archana’s father, a former wrestler himself, stood his ground and insisted that it was her choice alone. At IIS, Archana has come a long way. She feels more confident of herself and says she has matured as a wrestler. IIS has not only offered her the platform to develop as an athlete, it has taught her to be independent. She is optimistic about the future, believing that she has a chance to make something of her life through wrestling. “My dream is to wrestle at the Olympics and bring glory to India – and I will not stop till I achieve that goal”, she says resolutely. Archana Chaudhary won the Bronze medal at the Senior National Championships 2021.

• Sport Wrestling, 59kg
• Hometown Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
• Current Training Base IIS
• Level National