Pooja Kadian

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{{short description|Indian wushu practitioner}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[World Games 2013]] | Women's Sanda 60kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Wushu Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2017 World Wushu Championships|2017 Kazan]] | 75 kg}}
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[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Pooja Kadian for Wushu, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG|250px|thumb|right| The President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Arjuna Award]], 2018 to Pooja Kadian for Wushu, in a glittering ceremony, at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in [[New Delhi]] on September 25, 2018.]]
'''Pooja Kadian''' (born 1 October 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/nh/en/300/Participant/ParticipantInfo/039d0b02-0b82-4c62-ba46-2dc312eee4ef|title=KADIAN Pooja|publisher=worldgames2013.sportresult.com}}</ref> is an Indian Wushu player. She won Silver Medal in invitational sports of Wushu at the [[World Games 2013|9th World Games]] at Cali in Colombia, in Women's Sanda 60 kg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/poojas-handoos-silver-in-world-games-a-landmark-achievement-sai-wai/|title=Pooja's, Handoo's silver in World Games a landmark achievement: SAI, WAI|date=11 August 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/300/Medal/MedalCountry/IND?sport=00&medal=Silver&medalKind=InvitationalSports|title=Medals / Medals by NOC - IND|publisher=worldgames2013.sportresult.com}}</ref>

Kadian previously won gold in the 12th [[South Asian Games]] and alsobagged silver medals in the World Games 2013 and the World Championship in 2013 and 2015. She also won gold medals in the National Games in 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-was-committed-to-win-gold-for-country-says-pooja-kadian-india-s-first-wushu-world-champion-2550720|title='Was committed to win gold for country,' says Pooja Kadian, India's first Wushu World Champion {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2017-10-05|work=dna|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

Pooja won the first ever gold medal for India at [[2017 World Wushu Championships]].<ref name="2017 WC gold">{{cite news |title=Pooja Kadian creates history, wins India's first ever gold medal at Wushu World Championships |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/pooja-kadian-creates-history-wins-indias-first-ever-gold-medal-at-world-wushu-championships-4874444/ |access-date=9 October 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171009180143/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/pooja-kadian-creates-history-wins-indias-first-ever-gold-medal-at-world-wushu-championships-4874444/ |archive-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Awards ==
She was awarded by the [[Government of India]] , the prestigious [[Arjuna Award]] in (2018) for her performance in [[2017 World Wushu Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/national-sports-awards-2018-full-list-of-winners-of-khel-ratna-arjuna-awards-dronacharya-awards/article25038907.ece|title=National Sports Awards 2018}}</ref>

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[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in wushu]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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