Archana Choudhary

16-year-old Archana, from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most hardworking wrestlers at IIS. Community elders warned her family that wrestling was no sport for girls and urged them 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 understands the world better and can face it with courage. 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.

• Discipline Wrestling
• State UP
• Category Cadet