After rumours that she was shot dead in Sonepat, Haryana Wednesday evening, national wrestling champion Nisha Dahiya has said she is alive and well. Earlier, reports claimed unknown assailants killed her and her brother at the Sushil Kumar Wrestling Academy. Her mother was also reported to be critically injured. The sportswoman has however come forward in a video to refute her death reports.
"I am in Gonda to play senior nationals. I am alright. It's fake news. I am fine," she said in a video that is reportedly issued by the Wrestling Federation of India. Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik, who is a good friend of Dahiya, is also seen seated beside her in the video.
Last Friday, on November 5, Dahiya won India a bronze in the 65 kg category at the Wrestling U-23 World Championships in Serbia, along with four other women wrestlers. Their performances got recognition from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said their achievement would "contribute to wrestling becoming even more popular across India."
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As per her social media profile, Dahiya is a three-time national champion and had won medals - a silver and a bronze - at the Asian Championship for wrestling.
According to a report by Scroll, Dahiya tested positive for meldonium in 2016 not long after she won a bronze at the National Championship. The drug is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Dahiya suffered a major setback and reportedly distanced herself from the sport.
"My friends cut off from me and said bad things about me like don’t drink water with her or train with her," she was quoted saying. Wrestler Malik was named among the few people who came out in Dahiya's support.
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