Kathmandu, April 17 -- Sangita Dhami was 19 when she won a gold medal in wrestling for the first time. It was at the 13th South Asian Games in December 2019 in Nepal. Dhami was competing in the women's 55kg category.

A gold medal at the South Asian level probably led many, including her coach Rajendra Chand, to think that Dhami could do more in wrestling. Dhami was one of the 30 girls from different schools in Kanchanpur district who showed interest in Chand's plan of producing wrestlers.

"Dhami was hard-working and brave," an elated Chand had told the Post after Dhami won the South Asian gold back then. "She also had the ability to learn new skills quickly and implement them in the game."

The South Asian Games, supposed to be a bienni...