Five times agone , Nitika Sansanwal started training to come a wrestler without any idea of where she’d go. Now, the alternate- time BA Political Science and Food Technology pupil from DU’s Bhagini Nivedita College, has won the citation order in the Under- 23 order at the Asian Wrestling Crowns in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Nitika is the oldest of two children in her family, which hails from Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri and moved to Delhi before she was born.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Nitika said,’ I started exercising five times agone . My father used to wake me up beforehand in the morning and make me run. One day, he took me to the Najafgarh colosseum, and I just started training indeed without knowing where this would lead to. My father was a wrestler too. It’s in our family.’
Nitika’s father had also represented the country internationally but quit wrestling due to a neck injury a many times agone . He’s now a CRPF labor force, posted in Chhattisgarh.
Since my father keeps getting posted in different countries, my mama stood as a pillar by my side She drops me to exercise at the colosseum twice a day, takes care of me and my diet and has offered a lot in life to see me succeed,’ Nitika said.
Nitika’s mama , Sunita( 37), who’s a housewife, also shares her son’s dream — to see her palm the Olympic gold for India.
I drop my son to exercise at 5 am, chef, take care of her, bring her back home, help her rest and drop her back at practice at4.30 pm every day. Nitika can balance both her wrestling and education veritably well,’ said Sunita.
Virendra Dahiya, who has been the wrestler’s trainer since the morning, also spoke about her mama ‘s support.’ With Nitika’s father down on duty, it’s her mama ‘s immolation that plays a huge part Her mama made sure she prioritised her son’s career. She also learnt how to drive a scooter just so that she could drop Nitika off to exercise daily,’ he said.
Dahiya explained how Nitika fared with an injury at a wrestling match in Budapest.’ Nitika had a minor ankle fracture. Despite being admitted to sanitarium she was constantly motivated to get back, play and win it,’ he said.
Nitika stressed the significance of internal health’ I suppose it’s important for sportspersons to have strong internal health if you aren’t mentally strong, you will not be suitable to play the game with thousands of people watching you I had immense help from my therapist and family while I was recovering, which made me realise how important it’s to prioritise internal health to perform well.’
I’ve seen my father suffer through an injury too, but that didn’t scarify me; it only tutored me that being strong in mind and working hard is the only way out,’ she added.