India, Nov. 4 -- Making history called for a special celebration, and wrestler Manisha Bhanwala knew just what to do. After becoming India's first woman wrestling world champion in the 59kg freestyle category at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, last week, the 29-year-old from Haryana broke into football star Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuu' celebration.

"I got up from the mat and it suddenly hit me that I am a World Champion, that too India's first. Toh bas mujhe kuch dhaakad si celebration karni thi," she tells us, adding, "No one really expected me or a wrestler to do the Siuuu celebration and I think that's why it became such a fun moment."

The victory, however, was far from easy. Trailing 1-6 at the break in the fina...