At 12, She Learned Judo to Protect Herself. At 36, She Made History. 🥋🇮🇳❤️

At just 12 years old, Suchika Tariyal began learning Judo after facing harassment. What started as a way to protect herself soon became a passion that changed her life.

Judo became an important part of her journey, eventually taking her into the world of MMA. The road wasn't easy, but years of discipline, training and determination kept her moving forward.

And then came the moment she had worked for.

At 36, Suchika Tariyal created history by winning India’s first-ever MMA medal at the Asian Games. 🏅🇮🇳

The sport she once learned for self-protection eventually became the reason she stood on the international stage with a medal for India.

Sometimes, what begins as a way to survive can become the very thing that makes you unstoppable. ❤️

 

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