Alisha Choudhary
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| Born | Mohna, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –55 kg | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alisha Choudhary is an Indian karateka who competes in the women's kumite −55 kg category. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Championships and the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Championships.
Early life
[edit]Alisha was born in Mohna village in Kaithal district of Haryana. She was raised in a family with an agricultural background. Her father, Jasmer, is a farmer, while her mother, Santosh, is a homemaker. She spent her early years in Mohna, where she developed an interest in sports before pursuing karate competitively.[1]
Career
[edit]Alisha won the bronze medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the 2025 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2]
In January 2026, she won the bronze medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the Karate 1 Series A tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at a Karate 1 Series A event.[2] In June 2026, Alisha won the gold medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the 2026 Asian Championships in Bali, Indonesia, defeating Japan's Rina Kodo in the final. She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Senior Asian Karate Championships.[3] She is selected to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kaithal News: मोहना की खिलाड़ी अलीशा ने कराटे में चमकाया नाम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
- 1 2 "Alisha Choudhary becomes the first Indian Woman to win medal at Karate 1 Series". The Bridge. 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Delhi News: एशियन कराटे चैंपियनशिप में अलिशा ने रचा इतिहास, भारत को दिलाया स्वर्ण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
- ↑ "Asian Games clearance granted to Kaithal karate champion: Kurukshetra MP". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2026.