World Arm Wrestling Competition; Kerala policewoman wins two gold medals

Kerala policewoman makes India proud by winning the medals in World Arm Wrestling Competition. ASI Mini Raju won double gold in the World Arm Wrestling Competition held in Turkey recently.

In 2018 she won in a district-level arm wrestling competition. she was also the captain of the 43-member Indian team that participated in the world sporting event and bagged 13 medals — three gold, five silver and five bronze — a haul which was a first for the country at the competition, according to Raju.

Of the 13 medals, eight were won by arm wrestlers from Kerala, she added. She joined the police force in 2001 and continued to participate in athletic events, Raju said. However, an accident in 2008 which damaged the ligament in her leg ended her athletic career.