CHOUDHARY Garima

Date of Birth: 2 Apr 1990

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'7''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Judo	Women -70Kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium JUD Mat 2	Women -70Kg Elimination Round of 16 #11 IND CHOUDHARY GCHOUDHARY Garima 0s1 PHI SALINAS RSALINAS Ryoko 10 IPP	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
5	Mixed Team	2018	Indonesia
7	Women's 63kg	2010	Guangzhou, CHN
9	Women's 70kg	2018	Indonesia
Olympic Games
17	Women's 63kg	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
17	Women's 63kg	2009	Rotterdam, NED
33	Women's 70kg	2019	Tokyo, JPN
33	Women's 63kg	2011	Paris, FRA
33	Women's 63kg	2010	Tokyo, JPN
34	Women's 63kg	2007	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Grand Prix
9	Women's 70kg	2023	Dushanbe, TJK
9	Women's 70kg	2019	Tashkent, UZB
17	Women's 70kg	2023	Zagreb, CRO
17	Women's 70kg	2019	Tbilisi, GEO
17	Women's 70kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
17	Women's 70kg	2018	Zagreb, CRO
17	Women's 63kg	2015	Jeju, KOR
17	Women's 63kg	2015	Tashkent, UZB
World Cup
2	Women's 70kg	2023	Kuwait City, KUW
7	Women's 70kg	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
9	Women's 70kg	2019	Taipei, TPE
9	Women's 70kg	2018	Taipei, TPE
9	Women's 63kg	2015	Port Louis, MRI
17	Women's 63kg	2022	Madrid, ESP
Asian Championships
8	Women's 63kg	2013	Bangkok, THA
9	Women's 70kg	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
South Asian Games
1	Women's 70kg	2019	Kathmandu, NEP
1	Women's 63kg	2006	Colombo, SRI

GC (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2018)

Occupation:

Panjab University, Chandigarh, IND

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

Her uncle is a hockey coach and some of her cousins have competed in boxing at national level. (veethi, 23 Dec 2012)

She sustained a knee ligament injury in training shortly before the 2012 Olympic Games, and underwent surgery on the knee after she competed at the Games. (firstpost, 30 Jul 2018)

She took up the sport in 2000 at the Centre of Excellence in Patiala, India. (ibnlive, 12 Jul 2012; hindustantimes, 10 May 2012)

"I was always more inclined towards sports. I was good at kabaddi, athletics and cricket. As a child I used to fight a lot and used to beat up my friends. My parents looking at this pushed me into the sport." (timesofindia, 18 Jul 2012; ibnlive, 12 Jul 2012)

Philosophy:

"My attitude determines my direction." (Instagram profile, 14 Jul 2018)

She received the Bhim Award for 2020/21. The award is the highest sports honour presented by the Government of Haryana in India. (newsroompost, 23 Jun 2022; Facebook page, 23 Jun 2022)

Additional Information

General
LONDON EXPERIENCE
She was defeated in 81 seconds by Japanese judoka Yoshie Ueno in the first round of the -63kg category at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and then required knee surgery after the Games. She has described this period as among the most challenging of her career. "At London, it had become really difficult for me to focus. I kept thinking that she's a world number one from Japan. I lacked maturity. The pressure was like nothing I had ever experienced before. It was a really tough phase [after the operation]. I was trying to come back as a stronger athlete, but all around me the murmurs were getting impossible to tune out. People kept saying that I was finished and I would never compete for India again. Since that time I have worked on things like explosive strength and speed besides honing the mental aspect." (firstpost, 30 Jul 2018)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
IPP:: Ippon