Anshu Malik | Wrestling, Age, Biography, Height, Net Worth

Anshu Malik’s Biography

Anshu Malik is a famous Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg category at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal in the women’s category at the World Championships.

Anshu Malik’s birthday is 5 August 2001. As of 2022, Anshu Malik’s age is 21 years old. Anshu Malik’s birthplace is Nidhani, Haryana, India. Anshu Malik’s zodiac sign is Leo. Anshu Malik’s height is 1.60 meters or 5’3 inches. Anshu Malik’s religion is Hinduism. Anshu Malik’s weight is 57 kg.

Anshu Malik created history at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway, as she defeated Solomia Vinnik of Ukraine to reach the women’s 57kg final. She defeated legends like Geeta Phogat and Vinesh Phogat to become the first Indian woman to reach the final of the World Wrestling Championships.

Malik eventually took the silver medal behind three-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist Helen Maroulis of the United States. The silver medal was so notable because she competed with ongoing elbow pain and a knee injury she sustained in the quarterfinals. Malik had been using a bandage on her hand after the final.

Anshu Malik’s Family and Education

Anshu Malik’s father is named Dharamvir Malik, who was an international wrestler and worked in CISF. In 1995, Dharamvir Malik represented India in the World Junior Wrestling Championship. Her uncle Pawan Malik is a gold medalist in the South Asian Games. Anshu Malik’s mother is named Manju Malik, who is a school teacher. She has also won freestyle wrestling competitions in the past. She comes from a wrestling family. Anshu Malik’s grandfather Bir Singh was a kabaddi player. Anshu Malik’s brother Shubham Malik is also a freestyle wrestler.

Anshu Malik was a brilliant student at Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial School. After witnessing her elder brother wrestling at CBSM Sports School, she became more interested in the sport. From then on, she also thought about pursuing a career in wrestling. Later, she convinced her father to sign her up for wrestling. Interestingly, since her father was a wrestler, he wanted someone in his family to excel in the sport. She was trained by Jagdish Sheoren, who has worked with more than 20 wrestlers from all over the world.

Anshu Malik is a quick learner. During practice, Anshu would recall other moves in her mind like Bhandhaj and Kheech and Gatta Pakad. She would also try small variations of these attacks. She then began her journey by winning medals at the school level, then advancing to national competitions and finally international competitions.

Anshu Malik’s career

Anshu Malik made her debut at the National Junior School Games in 2016 and won her first national gold medal in wrestling. The wrestler had competed at state-level junior wrestling tournaments and won medals. Later that year, she won her first international medal by winning a silver medal at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in Taiwan. That same year, she won a bronze medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Georgi, Tbilisi. She would defend her junior national title twice more at the wrestling championships in 2017 and 2018.

In 2017, Anshu Malik made her global professional debut, winning a gold medal in the 60kg category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Athens, Greece. The following year, she won a silver medal in the 59kg category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Travna, Czech Republic, and a bronze medal in the 60kg category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Serbia.

Anshu Malik became the national junior champion by winning the 57kg category at the National Junior Wrestling Championship in 2018. She won her first national senior wrestling gold medal at the National Senior Wrestling Championship in Jalandhar, Punjab.

At the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships, Anshu Malik won the Asian Youth Championship in the 59kg category. At the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships, Anshu was delighted to win the bronze medal in the 57kg category. In December of the same year, she won the silver medal at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.

In April 2021, Anshu Malik made history by becoming the youngest Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics after winning the women’s 57kg category at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On October 6, the female wrestler defeated Ukrainian silver medalist Solomia Vynnyk in the 57kg category with a dominant 11-0 victory. She is the fifth wrestler from India to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Anshu Malik won the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships along with Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran. In the same year, she won the gold medal in the 57kg category at the 23rd National Women’s Wrestling Championships.

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In April 2022, Anshu Malik won the bronze medal in the 57kg category at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar. In the first quarterfinal of the Asian Championships final, Sakurai Luan, who was entangled with Anshu Malik in the upper body, twisted her opponent’s arm with all her strength and threw her to the ground. After waiting for ten seconds, she grabbed Anshu’s right ankle. Then, she grabbed Anshu’s arm with a cross armbar and twisted it violently, applying a lot of pressure on her shoulder and elbow. Anshu was pinned down before she even realized what was happening. It took Sakurai only 54 seconds to resolve the conflict. After participating in the women’s 57kg freestyle final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she won the silver medal.

Anshu defeated Australia’s Erin Simeonidis by technical superiority in the quarterfinals and then defeated Sri Lanka’s Netemi Polutotag in the semifinals. Anshu Malik lost to Nigeria’s Odunayo Flasade Adekuroye 3-7 to win the silver medal.

Anshu Malik says the secret to her continuous improvement is mental toughness. She claims that a calm disposition blocks out the world’s negative perceptions and the possibility of being defeated by stronger opponents. Despite exhaustion or stress, Anshu Malik wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every day to practice and never misses a class. She reportedly traveled 120 miles to sit for her school exams in Rohtak a month before the World Championships.

Anshu Malik’s achievements

International events

Year	weight	Place	competition	rank
2016	60 kg	Tbilisi	World Junior Championships	third
2017	60 kg	Athens	World Junior Championships	First
2018	60 kg	Zagreb	World Junior Championships	third
2018	59 kg	Trnava	World Junior Wrestling Championships	second
2019	59 kg	Chonburi Province	Asian Youth Championship	First
2020	57 kg	Belgrade	Individual World Cup	second
2020	57 kg	New Delhi	Asian Championships	third
2021	57 kg	Oslo	World Championships	second
2021	57 kg	Almaty	Asian Championships	First
2022	57 kg	Birmingham	Commonwealth Games	second
2022	57 kg	Ulaanbaatar	Asian Championships	second

Anshu Malik Controversy

Polish Open withdrawal

After developing a fever, Anshu Malik was forced to withdraw from the Polish Open 2021 and was placed in quarantine as a precaution. According to reports, the current Asian champion Anshu developed a fever while participating in the 57kg weigh-in. She was advised to withdraw from the tournament. However, Anshu did not want to miss the tournament but had to do so out of an abundance of caution.

Elbow surgery

Anshu Malik suffered an elbow injury at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and aggravated the injury during the World Championships final against American Helen Maroulis. The Indian wrestler has been battling injuries ever since.

According to a statement on the website of the World Wrestling Federation, the international governing body of the sport, Anshu Malik did not participate in the 2022 World Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10 to 18. She underwent elbow surgery in Mumbai and was unable to participate in the World Wrestling Championships.

Anshu Malik’s Net Worth

As of 2022, Anshu Malik’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million or Rs 8 crore. Anshu’s annual salary is around Rs 20-25 lakh. Anshu Malik’s main source of income is wrestling.

Another source of income for Anshu Malik is brand sponsorships. She also has a huge fan following on social media platforms. Anshu Malik also received a cash reward of INR 75 lakh from the Haryana government for her performance in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Interesting facts about Anshu Malik

• Anshu Malik’s father Dharamveer Malik is a former international wrestler.
• Anshu Malik’s uncle Pawan Malik is also an international wrestler.
• Anshu Malik’s grandfather Bir Singh was a kabaddi player.
• Anshu Malik’s brother Shubham Malik is also a freestyle wrestler.
• Anshu Malik watched her brother wrestle and was inspired to take up wrestling as a career.
• Anshu Malik becomes first Indian woman to compete in the final of the World Wrestling Championships.
• Anshu Malik’s first coach was Jagdeesh Sheoran.
• Anshu Malik has also completed his B.A.
• Anshu Malik participated in 17 matches and won medals in 14 of them.
• Anshu Malik played the World Championships with an elbow injury.

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