2024-07-21 09:29:54
Anshu Malik is one of the best female wrestlers in India. The 22-year-old has won 11 international medals, but is still missing one…the Olympics! From rural Haryana in India to the French capital, France 24 tracks every stage of a journey to Paris in 2024.
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Episode 1: Discovering Wrestler Anshu Malik
Anshu Malik is one of the best female wrestlers in India. After winning multiple international titles, she is now targeting a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and France 24 caught up with her in rural Haryana, where she is preparing for the national trials. In the first episode, Anshu Malik tells us regarding his Olympic dreams and relentless training. Due to the lack of competitors at her level in her area, she trains in a 100% male environment: opponents are faster, heavier and harder to beat.
Commonwealth Games silver medal, Asian Wrestling Championship gold medal… The 22-year-old athlete now has only one goal: the Paris Olympics. Behind every one of his victories is his father: a former professional wrestler who never missed a practice.
Episode 2: From Indian Traditional Fighting to National Selection
Indian wrestler Anshu Malik is participating in the national selection to join the team for the 2024 Olympics. In the second episode, the young woman returns to the origins of her sport “kushti,” traditional wrestling that is performed on a sand-covered floor with the body covered in oil and mud. She then had an epic fight with the former world champion. Will she be successful?
Episode 3: “She’s gonna win the gold medal!”, Olympic Games, a family’s dream
Young champion Anshu Malik, selected for the Indian wrestling team, continues her long road to the 2024 Paris Olympics under the gaze of France 24 cameras. Resting for a while in the calmness of my hometown, away from the hustle and bustle of my hometown. But in a family where three generations are united around the same passion, struggle is part of every conversation.
Episode 4: From Japan to Kyrgyzstan, the last step before Paris
From a village in India to Paris, wrestler Anshu Malik’s road to the Olympics passes through Japan and Kyrgyzstan, the final step in validating her Olympic ticket. In this episode, France 24 follows the young woman’s final preparations and her three weeks of intensive training in the program’s champion country, Japan. Before the final battle at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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